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(gə-gär′ĭn), Yuri Alekseyevich 1934-1968.

Soviet cosmonaut. In 1961 he became the first person to travel in space. He was killed during a routine aircraft training mission.

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Gagarin

(Russian ɡaˈɡarin)

(Biography) Yuri (ˈjurɪ). 1934–68, Soviet cosmonaut: made the first manned space flight (1961)

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Ga•ga•rin

(gɑˈgɑr ɪn, gə-)

n.

Yu•ri A•le•kse•ye•vich (ˈyʊər i ˌæl ɪkˈseɪ ə vɪtʃ) 1934–68, Russian astronaut: first person to make an orbital space flight (1961).

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