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 ...
At age 27 on the morning of 12 April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, was helped into his spacesuit and made his way to the launch pad. He climbed into the Vostok spacecraft, wondering if he would return ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: Asif Siddiqi is a Professor for the History Department in the Fordham University with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2021 Forum. On April 12, ...