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The first human in space was on Wednesday, April 12, 1961.
The live counter at the top of this page shows the exact number of days since the first human in space, which was on Wednesday, April 12, 1961. Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. The counter uses your device's local date.
| Days | Date |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | Tuesday, January 7, 1964 |
| 5,000 | Friday, December 20, 1974 |
| 10,000 | Sunday, August 28, 1988 |
| 20,000 | Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
| 25,000 | Saturday, September 22, 2029 |
| 30,000 | Monday, June 1, 2043 |
| 40,000 | Friday, October 17, 2070 |
| 50,000 | Tuesday, March 4, 2098 |
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