On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin onboarded the spacecraft and became the first human being ever to fly in space. What was the name of the spacecraft he flew in?
A
Space Shuttle Columbia
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B
Cygnus
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C
Vostok 1
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D
Apollo
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Solution
The correct option is C Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel into space. On 12 April 1961 he launched into orbit on the Vostok 1.
Kalpana Chawla flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.
Cygnus and Apollo are other famous spacecrafts.