Who Was the First Astronaut Into Space?
The date was April 12th, 1961 and Gagarin made history as the first human to travel into space. His vessel, the Vostok 3KA-2 (also known as Vostok 1) carried him into the place he only dreamed of as a young boy. What was he doing during this famous flight? Well, one of the things he is known for doing is whistling the common Russian tune of “The Motherland Hears, The Motherland Knows.” This patriotic song is one of the significant aspects of Gagarin’s flight into space. Another important event that took place while Gagarin was in space was his promotion of Senior Lieutenant to Major. Announcements regarding his victorious journey into space followed him during the flight. The entire flight lasted a total of 1 hour and 48 minutes. After his safe return on solid ground, Gagarin met up with Nikita Khrushchev, where the young astronaut issued a statement giving praise to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was Khrushchev’s desire to use this momentous occasion as a way to push for
