The first scientist to travel to space successfully was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
The first scientist to travel to space successfully was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. He completed one orbit around the Earth in a total mission time of 108 minutes. This historic moment marked a major milestone in space exploration.
