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Gagarin's near fatal reentry, the cover-up the Soviets maintained for a decade
Yuri Gagarin's historic flight nearly ended in disaster, and the Soviet Union spent years burying the truth. From a spinning, ...
The Shocking Death of the First Man in Space—And the Soviet Cover-Up That Hid the Truth for 45 Years
"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human ...
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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Alan Shepard, the first American in space, once said the words America needs to hear in 2026
The astronaut slipped the surly bonds of Earth 65 years ago yesterday.
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 ...
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a former foundry worker from the village of Klushino in the Soviet Union, ...
The Artemis capsule is expected to splashdown on Friday. Saturday, April 12, 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This historic event ...
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 ...
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