There comes a time in the history of a planet when any technologically advanced life forms that have evolved on its surface decide to send one of their species into space. Planet Earth had to wait ...
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1, completing a single 108-minute circuit. His flight was a Cold War triumph for the Soviet Union, sparking awe ...
Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ushering in the era of human spaceflight. The rocket carrying Gagarin's Vostok 1 spacecraft blasted ...
On April 12, 1961 the first human flew in space. “I see Earth! It is so beautiful!" said 27-year old Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut who was chosen among thousands for the mission. The flight ...
SPACE travel has changed a lot since the Soviets launched the first man into space in 1961. Since then, mankind has landed 12 people on the Moon and invented rockets with high-tech reusable parts. How ...
The Vostok program was a Soviet space program project that ran from 1960 to 1963 and achieved many spectacular milestones in spaceflight, including placing the first man in space, the first woman in ...
Fifty years ago, on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. The rocket carrying Gagarin's Vostok 1 spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:07 a.m.
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