Yuri Gagarin

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Soviet military officer aviator cosmonaut historical figure human

Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting Earth on 12 April 1961 and becoming an international symbol of the Space Age.

Aliases (2)

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ×3
Gagarin ×2

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military officer → aviator → cosmonaut → historical figure → human →
awardReceived	Hero of the Soviet Union → Order of Lenin → Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR →
burialPlace	Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow →
child	Galina Gagarina → Yelena Gagarina →
commemoratedOn	International Day of Human Space Flight → Yuri's Night →
countryOfCitizenship	Soviet Union →
dateOfBirth	1934-03-09 →
dateOfDeath	1968-03-27 →
dateOfMarriage	1957-11-07 →
education	Industrial Technical School in Saratov → Soviet Air Force cadet school in Orenburg →
familyName	Gagarin →
firstHumanInSpace	true →
firstHumanToOrbitEarth	true →
fullName	Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin →
givenName	Yuri →
hasAirportNamedAfter	Kurumoch International Airport (Samara) →
hasCraterNamedAfter	Gagarin crater on Mars → Gagarin crater on the Moon →
hasMonument	Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow →
launchCountry	Soviet Union →
launchSite	Baikonur Cosmodrome →
launchVehicle	Vostok-K rocket →
mannerOfDeath	aviation accident →
militaryBranch	Soviet Air Forces →
militaryRank	Colonel →
nationality	Soviet →
nativeLanguage	Russian →
notableFor	being the first human to journey into outer space →
numberOfChildren	2 →
numberOfOrbits	1 →
occupation	cosmonaut → fighter pilot → test pilot →
orbitedBody	Earth →
patronymicName	Alekseyevich →
placeOfBirth	Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union →
placeOfDeath	near Novosyolovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union →
religion	Russian Orthodox Christianity →
selectedAsCosmonaut	1960 →
spacecraft	Vostok 3KA-3 →
spaceflightDuration	108 minutes →
spaceflightEndDate	1961-04-12 →
spaceflightStartDate	1961-04-12 →
spaceMission	Vostok 1 →
spouse	Valentina Goryacheva →
symbolOf	Space Age →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gagarin Air Force Academy → Gagarin Air Force Academy ("Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin") → Gagarin Cup → Gagarin crater → Industrial Technical School in Saratov → Kontinental Hockey League → Kurumoch International Airport → Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow →	namedAfter
Harmon Trophy → Hero of the Soviet Union → Order of the Badge of Honour →	notableRecipient
Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union → Valentina Goryacheva →	associatedWith
Vostok 1 → Vostok-K rocket →	carried
Galina Gagarina → Yelena Gagarina →	father
Space Race → Vostok 1 →	firstHumanInSpace
Vostok 1 →	commander
Vostok 1 →	crewMember
Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow →	dedicatedTo
Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow →	depicts
Yuri Gagarin ("Gagarin") →	familyName
Yuri Gagarin ("Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin") →	fullName
Industrial Technical School in Saratov →	hasAlumnus
Yuri →	hasNotableBearer
Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union →	hasNotablePersonBornHere
Gagarin crater ("Gagarin") →	hasOfficialName
Valentina Goryacheva →	hasRelativeByMarriage
Gagarin crater ("Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin") →	honors
Baikonur Cosmodrome →	launched
R-7 Semyorka →	launchedFirstHuman
Vostok 1 →	manualControlUnlockCodeHolder
Kremlin Wall Necropolis →	notableBurial
Galina Gagarina →	notableFamilyMember
Yelena Gagarina →	notableRelative
Industrial Technical School in Saratov →	notableStudent
Yelena Gagarina →	parent
International Day of Human Space Flight →	relatedTo
Valentina Goryacheva →	spouse