1. Gagarin - Noun
2. Gagarin - Proper noun
Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
Source: WordNetThere weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday. John L. Phillips
A Russian MiG-15UTI, the same type as Gagarin was flying In April 2011, documents from a 1968 commission set up by the Central Committee of the Communist Party to investigate the accident were declassified. Source: Internet
Beschloss 1997, p. 55 On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space, reinforcing American fears about being left behind in a technological competition with the Soviet Union. Source: Internet
A number of buildings and other sites on Earth have been named for Gagarin. Source: Internet
At the age of 16 in 1950, Gagarin entered into an apprenticeship as a foundryman at the Lyubertsy Steel Plant near Moscow, and also enrolled at a local "young workers" school for seventh grade evening classes. Source: Internet
Burgess and Hall, p.150 At 10:00 ( Moscow Time ), Gagarin and Titov were given a final review of the flight plan. Source: Internet