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On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. After parachuting from the craft near the Russian village of Smelovka, Gagarin landed a hero ...

The life and times of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space on April 12, 1961. See the full slideshow at Life.

Yuri Gagarin was celebrated as the first man to orbit Earth. But he didn’t make a complete orbit, almost died due to equipment failures, and ejected too early — landing in a potato field.

Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ushering in the era of human spaceflight.

The claim: The Space Foundation stripped the honors of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin The Space Foundation – an internationally-known space advocacy nonprofit based in Colorado Springs – found ...

Yuri’s Night is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight, Yuri Gagarin’s launch and orbit around the Earth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic space flight on Monday with a pledge that Moscow would remain a key space and nuclear power.

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin defied gravity and became the first man in space 55 years ago -- on April 12, 1961.

The successful one-orbit flight made Yuri Gagarin a hero and cemented Soviet supremacy in space until the U.S. put a man on the moon more than eight years later.

Celebrating Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and his enduring legacy in space exploration.

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. After parachuting from the craft near the Russian village of Smelovka, Gagarin landed a hero ...