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How a farm boy became the first human among the stars
Before anyone knew whether a human body could survive space, Yuri Gagarin volunteered to find out. In 1961, he climbed into a tiny capsule with almost no control systems and became the first person to ...
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The hidden truths behind Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight, what the Soviet Union kept secret about Vostok 1
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, but the full story of his return to Earth was quietly rewritten by Soviet officials. Decades later, declassified details revealed how close the ...
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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