Amanda SchupakSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Amanda Schupak 6 Surprising Facts About the First Human Spaceflight By Amanda Schupak published 11 April 11 Surprising facts about Vostok 1, the mission that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space in 1961. Human Spaceflight Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...120 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising230 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can't make the math work3What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life4Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds5Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch
6 Surprising Facts About the First Human Spaceflight By Amanda Schupak published 11 April 11 Surprising facts about Vostok 1, the mission that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space in 1961.