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Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin (1934 - 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, and became the first man to fly into space on 12 April 1961, orbiting the Earth and returning to Russia. His flight made him an instant celebrity, and he spent the rest of his life promoting progress and continuing to participate in the Soviet space program.
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Gagarin's ashes were buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow, and several statues of him were dedicated around the world. Millions mourned him as a good man, and a hero to many. They remembered his warm smile, which Soviet space program director Sergei Korolev said was "the smile that lit up the Cold War." In a recent poll, Gagarin was tied at sixth place with [[Star Trek|Captain Kirk]] on the list of greatest space heroes. To this day, 12 April is a major holiday in Russia, and is celebrated as Cosmonautics Day, ensuring Gagarin's legacy will live on....
Please note that a fan of Yuri Gagarin is ''not'' a [[Yuri Fan]].
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== Appearances and references in fiction ==▼
* ''[[Carmen Sandiego]]'': Helps the heroes in the game ''Great Chase Through Time''.▼
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': A display about him appears in the transportation museum in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S6/E05 The Seedsof Death|The Seeds of Death]]" next to a display about the flying machine of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and about [[Teleporters and Transporters]].▼
* ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'': Mentioned in a speech by Captain Ramius.▼
{{quote|'''Ramius''': It brings me back to the heady days of Sputnik, and Yuri Gagarin, when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. And they will tremble again, at the sound of our silence.}}▼
* ''[[Infinite Space]]'': One of the heroes is a "launcher" named Yuri.▼
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'': Gagarin Station is the largest human space station and center for advanced research and development for the Systems Alliance, and a star is named for him.▼
* [[Planetes]]: The character Yuri Mihairokov is named for him.▼
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* [[The Ace]]
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: He did not say "I don't see any God up here." However, [[Nikita Khrushchev]] did say "Gagarin flew into space, but didn't see any God there" during a speech on the Soviet attitudes toward religion.
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* [[Reds with Rockets]]
* [[Reentry Scare]]: His capsule began to spin rapidly as it entered the atmosphere; fortunately it slowed down eventually.
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov in the Soyuz 1 space mission, during the [[Space Race]]. Komarov knew the mission was unsafe, but knowing that his friend
* [[Space Madness]]: The flight was designed to be almost entirely automatic, but [[Manual Override|the manual controls could be unlocked by entering a numerical code into them]]. As the authorities were afraid he would go mad (after all, no one had been in space before so who could tell how the human brain would react?), they decided to transmit the override code to him from Earth only if necessary. But the "Chief Designer" Sergei Korolev (who trusted Gagarin implicitly) secretly handed him a copy of the code during the pre-launch preparations.
* [[The Space Race]]: His pioneering flight radically changed the Space Race from a purely technological contest into a contest of human achievement, and gave the Soviets another victory in the race.
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: His death.
* [[Urine Trouble]]: [[Averted Trope]]. Before the launch, Gagarin peed on a tire of the bus that took him to the launch pad, starting a cosmonaut tradition.
* [[When He Smiles]]{{context}}
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
▲* ''[[Planetes]]'': The character Yuri Mihairokov is named for him.
* ''[[Rocket Girls]]'': Akane quotes Gagarin during her first trip to space.
== [[Film]] ==
▲* ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'': Mentioned in a speech by Captain Ramius.
▲{{quote|'''Ramius''': It brings me back to the heady days of Sputnik, and Yuri Gagarin, when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. And they will tremble again, at the sound of our silence.}}
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
▲* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': A display about him appears in the transportation museum in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S6/E05 The
== [[Video Games]] ==
▲* ''[[Carmen Sandiego]]'': Helps the heroes in the game ''Great Chase Through Time''.
▲* ''[[Infinite Space]]'': One of the heroes is a "launcher" named Yuri.
▲* ''[[Mass Effect]]'': Gagarin Station is the largest human space station and center for advanced research and development for the Systems Alliance, and a star is named for him.
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