What Is Hyperpigmentation? Hyperpigmentation is a very common condition in which patches of skin get darker in shade compared to the surrounding areas of skin. Contrary to what many people think, people of any race can experience hyperpigmentation. The darkening of certain areas occurs due to an increased production of melanin, which is the brown pigment that is responsible for giving the skin its normal color.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: ÑÌÑÐ¸Ð¹ Ð°Ð»ÐµÐºÑÐµÌÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ Ð³Ð°Ð³Ð°ÌÑÐ¸Ð½; IPA: [ËjÊrÊ²Éªj ÉlÊ²ÉªËksÊ²ejÉªvÊ²ÉªtÉ É¡ÉËÉ¡arÊ²Éªn]; 9 March 1934 â 27 March 1968) was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour.
A+E Networks. On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date.he first American woman in space was astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, who served as mission specialist on a flight of the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.