During his fourth year at the Saratov Industrial Technical School, future foundry worker Yuri Gagarin tried to join the local flying club. But he couldn't. A directive from the leadership of DOSAAF ...

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On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1, completing a single 108-minute circuit. His flight was a Cold War triumph for the Soviet Union, sparking awe ...

On 12 April 1961, exactly 65 years ago, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first human spaceflight in history, ushering in the era of crewed space exploration and paving the way for the study of ...

After becoming the first human to orbit Earth, Yuri Gagarin was transformed into a global celebrity and sent around the world as the smiling face of Soviet power. But what did the cosmonaut make of ...

Born on March 9, 1934, to Russian farmers, Yuri Gagarin worked as a foundry apprentice and attended a technical high school where he joined the “AeroClub.” In 1955, he began military flight training, ...

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