On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin performs first ever space flight on the "Vostok" spaceship, designed in S.P. Korolev's experimental design office, makes one turn around the Earth, spending 108 minutes in space, and successfully lands near Smelovka village of Saratov Oblast. After the flight Gagarin develops his skills as a pilot and a cosmonaut and directly participates in training and practice of astronaut crews, as well as in mission management of "Vostok", "Voskhod" and "Soyuz" spaceships.
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