Yuri Alexievich Gagarin, the first Soviet astronaut and the first to go into space.
Born in 1934 on a collective farm, he stopped his studies at the age of 15, entered the factory to turn the sand, the work was heavy, and he also needed knowledge and experience, which was not an easy task, but Gagarin insisted on going to the workers' night school every day, and he also joined the aviation club and learned to fly in his spare time. In 1955, he joined the army and became a fighter pilot, in 1959, the Soviet Union selected the first astronaut, more than 3400 air force pilots under the age of 35 participated, Gagarin stood out, entered the top 20, in 1960 in the astronaut training center training, Gagarin firm faith, excellent physique, resourcefulness, became the first astronaut.
One morning in April 1961, Gagarin took a spacecraft, set sail from the launch site, orbited the earth in an orbit at an altitude of 301 kilometers, and after more than an hour, he returned safely and completed the first manned flight, the first time human beings have entered space.
Gagarin flew to the attention of the world, the Moscow salute roared, the crowd shouted, the luxurious escort, the coronation of the national medal, and he also visited the country many times.
Gagarin continued his studies, entered the correspondence course of the Graduate School of the Higher Military Academy, became the captain of the astronauts in 1961, and in addition to aerospace training, he did not give up flying fighters, and continued to learn to fly. He is confident in the future.
On March 27, 1968, Gagarin flew a MiG-15 fighter trainer, the aircraft took off, gagarin reported the situation to the flight command, requesting permission to return. Radio communications were abruptly interrupted, and 1 minute later, the plane fell to the ground, killing him and dying, with a wide variety of theories.
After the accident, the government set up a commission of investigation, analysis and research believes that there was some kind of emergency, the aircraft almost vertical dive down, Gagarin and another pilot, want to exit the dive state, but the altitude is only about 300 meters, the time is only 2 seconds, so it did not succeed.
Below is an analysis of the six possibilities for Gagarin's cause of death.
Companion issues. His companion suffered a heart attack on the plane and lost consciousness, and Gagarin was caught off guard and unable to control the plane, so the fighter crashed to the ground. Gagarin could have used the catapult, but he was reluctant to give up the plane.
Bird impact. A dead bird was found in the crash pit, and experts speculated that Gagarin's plane collided with the bird and crashed, but ornithologists said the dead bird was killed by an eagle and was not responsible for the crash.
drunken. Gagarin was drunk and had drunk vodka before the flight, when officials, officers, and everyone wanted to meet the first astronaut and have a drink with him.
Technical failure. The aircraft was very old, the parts were aging, there was no contact with the meteorological department before the flight, there was no black box, only flight recorders on the aircraft, but they were not installed that day. The radar can track the flight, but the radar has malfunctioned.
Human error. The MiG-15, which Gagarin was piloting, sank into the vortex caused by another plane and crashed.
Weather balloons. Gagarin's plane crashed into a weather balloon. In the area where the accident occurred, 10 meteorological balloons were found.
In fact, Gagarin has three escape opportunities.
He was already an astronaut and could not fly a fighter jet.
He could parachute without a plane, he didn't have a parachute at all, probably to protect the plane.
His companions can be exchanged for healthy people.
However, without ifs, tragedy eventually happened, leaving only endless lamentations.