Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. Born 1934-03-09 in Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, Russia. View the full bodygraph with type, strategy, authority, profile, centers, channels and gates.