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Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin achieved the monumental feat of becoming the first human to journey into outer space. This Russian cosmonaut t-shirt displays a red-toned image of him in his spacesuit. Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spacecraft completed a full orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961. He became an international celebrity and was honored with being named Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation’s most esteemed award. Display your own appreciation for his landmark accomplishment with this Yuri Gagarin shirt. He died at the age of 34 when his MiG 15 jet crashed during a training flight.