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 ...

Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), a Soviet Air Force lieutenant, was chosen to be the first human to travel into outer space. His spacecraft launched and landed on April 12, 1961, in an extremely risky ...

The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin went down in history as the ... as a pilot in the Soviet Air Forces before being accepted into the Soviet space programme in March of 1960. It was little over one ...

Now comfortably retired, this Russian cosmonaut is here to celebrate the double anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s journey into outer space and of his subsequent visit to Sri Lanka. Following in Gagarin’s ...

A monument to Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who was the first man in ... Not only did he opened the door into outer space for humanity. His feat also united people around the globe," Ozhegova ...

April 12: Vostok 1 carries Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into orbit; he is the first human in space. The Soviets refer to Gagarin as a "cosmonaut." The Americans had considered "cosmonaut" as a ...

Space is one of the most dangerous frontiers, yet astronauts have repeatedly defied death through skill, technology, and ...

“Every astronaut who has been into space is amazed by the view from up ... AlNeyadi pause for a thumbs up during training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Origami cranes are also an international symbol for peace, hope and healing. In 2011, when a powerful earthquake hit Japan, ...