Question
Who was the first person to fly into space?
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RRB NTPC 2019 CBT 1 Question Paper (8-Mar-2021) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
Yuri Gagarin
Space Exploration: First Person in Space
The question asks to identify the very first individual who successfully traveled into outer space.
Identifying the First Space Traveler
- The first human to journey into space was Yuri Gagarin.
- He was a Soviet cosmonaut who made history on April 12, 1961.
- Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
- This event marked a significant milestone in human space exploration.
Evaluating Other Options
- Yelena Serova and Valentina Goryacheva are female astronauts/cosmonauts, but neither was the first person in space. Yelena Serova flew much later.
- Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the Moon, but he flew into space long after Gagarin's initial flight.
Therefore, Yuri Gagarin is recognized as the first person to fly into space.
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