Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin-The first man in space

   Yuri Gagarin was born on 9 March 1934 and died on 27 March 1968 in Russia. He was the first man in space. His spaceship name was Vostok, with this spaceship he traveled around the Earth on 12 April 1961. He won a lot of titles and medals. He died in a MIG15 jet accident. 

Gordo - The first monkey in space

   Gordo was the first monkey in space. He was lauched from Cape Canaveral on December 13, 1958. A technical malfunction made the parachute not open and she disappeared. The flight lasted 15 minutes before the accident happened.

   Gordo was a Squirrel monkey about one foot tall and weighting between 1 and 1.5 kg.