Soviet astronaut yury alekseyevich gagarin was the first man to go into space.

2. 1 96 1 April 12, at 9: 07 a.m. Moscow time, Gagarin set sail from the Baikonur launch site on the Oriental spacecraft1and circled the earth in an orbit with the highest altitude of 30 1 km, which lasted1. The Oriental 1 spacecraft he piloted became the first manned spacecraft in the world. During his 108 minute flight, Gagarin was promoted from captain to major.