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No. 00264

First Human in Space

Holder: Yuri Gagarin
Date: April 12, 1961
Location: USSR
Certificate: GBR-C-2026-0000256

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Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space, orbiting Earth aboard Vostok-1 on April 12, 1961.