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How the Soviets forced Gagarin to lie about his landing, the record they nearly lost, and the rules they had to change
When Yuri Gagarin touched down in an empty field 186 miles off course, the Soviet Union quietly buried the truth to protect a ...
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 ...
The Shocking Death of the First Man in Space—And the Soviet Cover-Up That Hid the Truth for 45 Years
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human in space. When he came ...
On April 12, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, the Russian Embassy in Abuja recalled in a statement yesterday. On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became ...
The Soviet leadership, driven by Leonid Brezhnev, heavily pressured the space program to launch the mission (Image: Getty Images) A courageous astronaut performed a haunting, selfless final act before ...
Global icon, Yuri Gagarin, came to Manchester just three months after making human history ...
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The shocking death of the first man in space—and the Soviet cover-up that hid the truth for 45 years
On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human in space. When he came back to Earth, Gagarin was looked upon as not just a hero, but the ...
The Shocking Death of the First Man in Space—And the Soviet Cover-Up That Hid the Truth for 45 Years
"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human ...
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