yuri gagarin
- n Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
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- Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; 1st Woman in Space 50 Years Ago! Ready for Mars
50 Years ago today, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made history and became the first woman ever fly in space, when she launched aboard the Vostok-6 capsule on June 16, 1963. The then 26 year old Tereshkova blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome – following in the historic footsteps of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human [...]
June 16, 2013 - Universe Today - Details of Yuri Gagarin’s Tragic Death Revealed
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off aboard Vostok 1 to become the first human in space, spending 108 minutes in orbit before landing in the Saratov region of the USSR. The soft-spoken and well-mannered Gagarin, just 27 years old at the time, became an instant hero, representing the [...]
June 14, 2013 - Universe Today - The whole world celebrates 50 years of women in spaceflight
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe history of women in space is about to turn 50 years old.Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's landmark 1963 flight, which launched her into history as the first woman to fly to space — only two years after Yuri Gagarin performed the first spaceflight ever in 1961. Tereshkova circled the Earth 48 times during her time as the ...
June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS