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TIL that technically speaking, Gagarin's spaceflight is deemed as an "uncompleted spaceflight" per Section 8, paragraph 2.15, item b of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) sporting code because he was ejected out of his capsule before landing

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