April 12, 1961

1961-04-12 06:07 UTC

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The first human in space

The first human in space
Photo: ТАСС · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Yuri Gagarin lifts off from Baikonur for a single orbit of the planet.
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When exactly did the first human in space take place?
It is recorded at 1961-04-12 06:07 UTC — April 12, 1961 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 14a87867c718125f6840fef533032bb2723262734dfc01f6ae878ec806e22bdd

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