page_title: 1961 in spaceflight
hierarchical_section_title: 1961 in spaceflight
caption_attribution_description: English: The Vostok 1 capsule as recovered after landing. Currently on display at the RKK Energiya museum in Korolyov
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caption: The Vostok 1 spacecraft, aboard which Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth on 12 April 1961
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