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 ...

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The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin went down in history as the first human ever to enter space. From humble beginnings he would attain the rank of senior lieutenant fighter as a pilot in the Soviet Air ...

Epic journey: Yuri Gagarin, first man in space Then another figure ... he continues to be an ardent fan of space exploration. Technical advances that have given us everything from advanced ...

NASA astronaut O’Hara said Gagarin was the authentic pioneer of the space exploration. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, March 9. /TASS/. Yuri Gagarin's first space flight drastically changed our ...

"For all of us, Yuri Gagarin is a true example to follow ... "the new generation of cosmonauts is focused on the next stages of space exploration and new tasks in this profession." ...

A new era of human exploration and achievement ... The race to get the first person into space was eventually won by the USSR, when Yuri Gagarin became the first cosmonaut to orbit the earth ...