Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

That’s what Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin yelled when his rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in what is now Kazakhstan. It means “Let’s go!” Despite American attempts to catch up to the ...

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"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On , Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human ...

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On , a human went to space for the first time! Yuri Gagarin was the first Soviet cosmonaut and the first person to orbit the Earth. ) This was the Soviet Union's next big move in the ...

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insider.si.edu: Russia's cosmonauts inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center Rex D. Hall, David J. Shayler and Bert Vis

Russia's cosmonauts inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center Rex D. Hall, David J. Shayler and Bert Vis

Mid-Day: Embark on a Russian space odyssey through this exhibition in Mumbai to learn more about cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

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Embark on a Russian space odyssey through this exhibition in Mumbai to learn more about cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

On 12 April 1961, exactly 65 years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first human spaceflight in history, ushering in the era of crewed space exploration and paving the way for the study of ...

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This silent archival film captures a series of rare and intimate moments featuring Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space. The footage shows Gagarin in a variety of ...

On April 12, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, the Russian Embassy in Abuja recalled in a statement yesterday. On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became ...