Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, on April 12, 1961. Born on March 9, 1934, as a young man he experienced a meteoric rise from tradesman and tractor specialist to pilot, ...

(SOUNDBITE) (RUSSIAN) COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN SAYING: ''I am immeasurably happy, that my dear homeland was the first in the human history to enter space.'' Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin won a place in ...

In Cleveland, the event will hit the Great Lakes Science Center on Saturday. It marks the life and times of Gagarin, as well as the Space Age culture he inspired. Don't Edit The Science Center’s ...

Yuri's flight, front page of The Plain Dealer -- April 13, 1961 The flight turned Gagarin into an international celebrity. He appeared on front pages across the world. The Plain Dealer devoted a ...

In 1968, the provincial Russian town of Gzhatsk officially changed its name to Gagarin in commemoration of its famous native son, Yuri Gagarin, who was born on a Soviet collective farm outside the ...

The date April 12, 1961 looms huge in the space world. On this date, Yuri Gagarin became the first space traveler from earth. Almost a human lifetime ago, Yuri bravely strapped into his Soviet Vostok ...

Tomorrow the world marks 52 years since Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight into space and 32 years since the first launch of the Space Shuttle. Scientists, artists, educators, and fans of space will be ...

Thirteen years ago, BBC filmmaker Jamie Doran and I began an extraordinary journey into the heart of the early Soviet space program. We told Western audiences something of what really happened in the ...

Yuri Gagarin and the many faces of modern Russia -- A victor's congress baby -- The industrial boys -- The chief designer -- The flight that launched a thousand rumors -- Exegesis -- Homo sovieticus - ...

Tonight, space fans around the world will party like it’s 1961. Since 2001, the evening of April 12 has been celebrated every year as Yuri’s Night—a global event to honor one of space exploration’s ...

MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Russia's veteran cosmonaut, first space walker Aleksey Leonov, is about to publish a book containing documents and charts proving what the author says were the real causes ...