TIL Yuri Gagarin returned to Earth during his historic first manned spaceflight by ejecting 6 km from the ground and parachuting down by himself.
TIL Yuri Gagarin returned to Earth during his historic first manned spaceflight by ejecting 6 km from the ground and parachuting down by himself.
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Why Yuri Gagarin Remains the First Man in Space, Even Though He Did Not Land Inside His Spacecraft
