Home›Soviet Union and Russia›Firsts›First in Spaceflight OperationsBrowse ByFirst in Spaceflight OperationsFactsFirst in Spaceflight OperationsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1961 1First in Spaceflight OperationsFilter Results7 entriesNation / ProgramAllMir and Space Station Cosmonauts (2)Soyuz and Salyut Cosmonauts (5)AgencyAllInterkosmos (1)Roscosmos (2)Soviet space program (5)Astronaut RoleAllCommander (2)Flight Engineer (3)Research Cosmonaut (1)Selection YearAll1963 (1)1966 (1)1968 (2)1980 (1)1985 (1)2012 (1)Number of FlightsAll1 (1)2 (2)3 (3)6 (1)NationalityAllRussia (4)Soviet Union (5)Birth YearAll1927 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1935 (1)1948 (1)1958 (1)1984 (1)Associated WithAllInterkosmos (1)Roscosmos (2)Soviet space program (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Anna KikinaFirst in Spaceflight OperationsGeorgi GrechkoFirst in Spaceflight OperationsSergei KrikalevFirst in Spaceflight OperationsSvetlana SavitskayaFirst in Spaceflight OperationsValery KubasovFirst in Spaceflight OperationsViktor PatsayevFirst in Spaceflight OperationsVladimir ShatalovFirst in Spaceflight OperationsSources1. Wikipedia: Yuri Gagarintier 2Wikimedia FoundationYuri Gagarin, lead sectionQuote, Yuri Gagarin, lead sectionTravelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.