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What was the duration of Yuri Gagarin's historic flight?
What was the duration of Yuri Gagarin's historic flight?
- 90 minutes
- 108 minutes (correct)
- 150 minutes
- 120 minutes
What did Yuri Gagarin do for the first time in space?
What did Yuri Gagarin do for the first time in space?
- He read a book
- He slept
- He ate and drank (correct)
- He exercised
What was the response of U.S. President John F. Kennedy to Gagarin's achievement?
What was the response of U.S. President John F. Kennedy to Gagarin's achievement?
- He criticized the Soviet Union
- He claimed that the U.S. would be the first to land on the moon
- He ignored the achievement
- He congratulated the Soviet Union (correct)
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Study Notes
- Yuri Gagarin was the first human to orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961.
- His flight lasted 108 minutes and he traveled at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour.
- Gagarin was the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness and viewed the Earth from space.
- There were uncertainties about the effects of space travel on the body and mind.
- Gagarin's flight made him a hero and attracted worldwide attention.
- U.S. President John F. Kennedy congratulated the Soviet Union on the achievement.
- Gagarin died in a plane crash in 1968 and his hometown was renamed in his honor.
- The Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia was also named after him.
- Gagarin's flight paved the way for further space exploration.
- His legacy continues to inspire and influence the field of space exploration.
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