Machu Picchu is the hispanicized spellingof the Quechua name Machu Pikchu. It means old peak (Quechua machu old + pikchu peak).
In April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft was launched at 9:07, orbited Earth once and landed at 10:55 in the Soviet Union.
Why Yuri Gagarin Remains the First Man in Space, Even Though He Did Not Land Inside His Spacecraft. Every year as the anniversary of the first human spaceflight approaches, I receive calls inquiring about the validity of Yuri Gagarinâs claim as the first human in space. The legitimate questions focus on the fact that Gagarin did not land inside his spacecraft.