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A new Space Race is reaching the final stretch – and it could reshape global power

As the decade progresses, the competition to establish a lasting human presence on the Moon is intensifying, setting the ...
Westword

Photos: Yuri’s Night celebrates the first human space flight at NORAD

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 ...
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The world as Yuri Gagarin saw it

Fifty years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter outer space. In doing so, he didn’t just take humanity into a bold new era of exploration – he also got to see our ...
TASS

Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic spaceflight marked in Russia and worldwide

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 ...
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At last, a movie will show what Yuri Gagarin saw from his space capsule 50 years ago

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 ...