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Awesome Video Of The First Human Spaceflight In History
That North Korean rocket was crap, unlike the Vostok 1, the mighty Soviet rocket that launched the first man to ever reach space on April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin.
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Mr Gagarin’s Wild Ride
Yuri Gagarin was a stone cold cosmonaut; landing his Vostok-1 capsule even after it failed to separate upon reentry, started into a high-G spin, and then blew its exit hatch 7000m up. Starman has all the harrowing details here.
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Celebrate Yuri’s Night With Art Inspired By First Human In Space
Tonight, across the world, people will be going to space-themed parties to celebrate Yuri’s Night, an annual event honoring Yuri Gagarin – the first person to survive space flight. Here is a gallery of art celebrating his great adventure.
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How Yuri Gagarin Became The First Man In Space
Exactly 50 years ago today Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to ever cross the threshold of our atmosphere into outer space. But how did a small farm boy beat out his better educated, better prepared, and more physically capable competitors for the shot at everlasting fame?