In the midst of the past century world research centers were struggling to be the first to conquer the universe.
In the midst of the past century world research centers were struggling to be the first to conquer the universe.
On April 12, 1961, the citizens of the Soviet Union were following news broadcasts breathless. Vostok-1 spacecraft was to journey into outer space.
Yuri Gagarin completed an orbit of the Earth in one hour and 48 minutes.
After the successful flight, Gagarin worked on improving his skills, taught and trained young cosmonauts, headed spaceship flights. The hero of the Soviet Union was killed near the village of Novoselovo in the Vladimir Region in 1968 during a training flight.
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