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First man in space
Fifty years ago today, it was news from Moscow which swept around the world - the Soviet Union had launched a man into space and brought him safely back to Earth.
On 12 April 1961 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space when he orbited the Earth once during a 108 minute flight.
Let's go! With those legendary words, Yuri Gagarin blasted off from Kazakhstan and into history.
Fifty years ago today, it was news from Moscow which swept around the world - the Soviet Union had launched a man into space and brought him safely back to Earth.
On 12 April 1961 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space when he orbited the Earth once during a 108 minute flight.
Let's go! With those legendary words, Yuri Gagarin blasted off from Kazakhstan and into history.