Who was the first man in space? Let's find out!
Кто был первым человеком в космосе? Первым человеком в космосе был Юрий Гагарин.
Он родился 9 марта 1934 года в деревне Клушино рядом с городом Гжатском. Сейчас этот город называется Гагарин.
В 1950-е годы Юрий учился в Первом Военном авиационном училище лётчиков. Как он стал космонавтом? Работать с космической техникой могли только особые кандидаты — профессионалы, абсолютно здоровые, дисциплинированные. Гагарина выбрали из 20 человек.
12 апреля 1961 года Юрий Гагарин стал первым человеком в мировой истории, который совершил полёт в космос. На корабле “Восток-1” он провёл в космосе 108 минут.
12 апреля в России – национальный праздник, День Космонавтики.
Translation:
Who was the first person in space? The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin.
He was born on March 9, 1934, in the village of Klushino near the town of Gzhatsk. Now, this city is called Gagarin.
In the 1950s, Yuri studied at the First Military Aviation Pilot School. How did he become an astronaut? Only special candidates could work with space technology - professionals, absolutely healthy, disciplined. Gagarin was chosen from among 20 people.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in world history to fly into space. On the Vostok-1 spacecraft, he spent 108 minutes in space.
April 12 in Russia is a national holiday, Cosmonautics Day.
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