Vostok 1

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March 9 in Science History: Discoveries, Scientists and Breakthroughs

March 9, 2025
1934 Yuri Gagarin is born on March 9, 1934. He became the first human in space in 1961 aboard Vostok 1, a defining milestone in the history of crewed spaceflight.