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The hidden crisis of Vostok 1, how Yuri Gagarin nearly died during the first human spaceflight

Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight aboard Vostok 1 was far more dangerous than the world was told. Hidden failures during reentry nearly turned humanity’s first step into space into a fatal disaster, ...
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Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic spaceflight marked in Russia and worldwide

MOSCOW, April 12. /TASS/. Wednesday marks the anniversary of the first manned flight to space, performed by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. The date is celebrated as the Cosmonautics Day in Russia and ...
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Photos: Yuri’s Night celebrates the first human space flight at NORAD

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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The terrifying truth behind Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1 re entry and the Soviet secrets that followed

Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight changed the world, but the most dangerous moments happened during re entry, hidden behind decades of secrecy. From spinning capsules to falsified records, this is the ...
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Gagarin's Flight

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dub from Russian LP in Russian language. Excerpts from a speech by Nikita Khrushchev on the occasion of the launch of Yuri Gagarin April 12, 1961 ...