This is the greatest feat in our shared history. A huge number of scientists are engaged in space research," Russian Energy ...

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to enter space more than 62 years ago. It was a massive propeller for technology we depend on today. The race into spa ce was intense between the US and the ...

A monument to Yuri Gagarin, the first man to travel to outer space, has been unveiled in Islamabad, the Russian Embassy announced. In a social media post, the Russian Embassy said the ceremony took pl ...

Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human in space when he launched aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. Celebrated worldwide as a symbol of Soviet space dominance, his legacy remains legendary. But ...

MOSCOW, April 12. /TASS/. Wednesday marks the anniversary of the first manned flight to space, performed by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. The date is celebrated as the Cosmonautics Day in Russia and ...

Yuri Gagarin, the first person to go into space, was honored in Moscow on Saturday on what would have been the Soviet cosmonaut’s 85th birthday. Gagarin earned his title as space-travel pioneer on ...

Sure, you remember Neil Armstrong, but are you also a fan of Yuri Gagarin? The Russian cosmonaut became the first human to orbit in space when he flew the Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. On the ...

When Yuri Gagarin flew around the Earth in 1961, there was no video recording of what he saw — we only have an audio recording of his astonished observations. But now, for the first time, the crew of ...

That first man being of course Yuri Gagarin, whose space adventures 50 years ago were celebrated this April. Russia’s gift to the UK will stand on The Mall next to ...

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