On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. After parachuting from the craft near the Russian village of Smelovka, Gagarin landed a hero ...

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin defied gravity and became the first man in space 55 years ago -- on April 12, 1961. ... free from the national rivalry that underscored the space race.

The life and times of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space on April 12, 1961. ... titanically expensive Space Race between the two superpowers. In 1957, ...

The successful one-orbit flight made Yuri Gagarin a hero and cemented Soviet supremacy in space until the U.S. put a man on the moon more than eight years later.

60 years since Yuri Gagarin took us out of this world and started the space race In April 1961, the Cold War between the East and the West was reaching fever pitch. The US-backed attempted ...

It happened when Earth was still in black and white: 50 years ago we stepped outside our home planet for the first time. This is the tale of the beginning ...

He was the face of the space race - until his life was cut short. This video uncovers the remarkable rise and tragic end of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit Earth. From global fame to ...

Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is still celebrated. His iconic line, "I could have gone on flying through space forever" is something Peter Pan might have uttered if he were a space traveler.

During the 1950s, the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was played out in a Space Race. The Soviets eventually won after Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin became the first human traveler in ...

Vostok-1, the first manned spaceship, landed empty, as Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made an early exit via parachute and touched down a few kilometers away. AFP/Getty Images The “space race ...

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. After parachuting from the craft near the Russian village of Smelovka, Gagarin landed a hero ...

The successful one-orbit flight made Yuri Gagarin a hero and cemented Soviet supremacy in space until the U.S. put a man on the moon more than eight years later. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin ...