Amanda Schupak Latest articles by Amanda Schupak 6 Surprising Facts About the First Human Spaceflight By Amanda Schupak published 11 April 11 Surprising facts about Vostok 1, the mission that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space in 1961. Human Spaceflight Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life2Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary3 Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow4Cosmic Encounter review5'The Alters' is a genre-blending sci-fi survival ordeal about the horrors of being a project manager
6 Surprising Facts About the First Human Spaceflight By Amanda Schupak published 11 April 11 Surprising facts about Vostok 1, the mission that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space in 1961.