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...1'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 3 teaser trailer promises more gimmicky hijinks in the final frontier (video)2Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9 3'Red Planet,' 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star Val Kilmer dies at 65425 years on, Vin Diesel's 'Pitch Black' still outshines every other Riddick film — and we think we know why5Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
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.