Pasadena woman stages global celebration honoring Soviet hero Yuri Gagarin, first man in space By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times April 10, 2011 12 AM PT ...

Russians have been commemorating Yuri Gagarin's achievements 60 years after he became the first human blasted into space. The cosmonaut remains one of the most admired figures in Russia to this ...

As well as the painting, the rocket was renamed “Gagarin”. For a launchpad, they chose “Gagarin’s Start”, where his epic journey began.

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Yuri Gagarin, the first person to fly in space, will be joining the next three-member crew launching to the International Space Station, sort of.

He and Valya and their daughters enjoyed a life of privilege, but finally, his celebratory role began to wear thin. Yuri wanted to get back up into space. " being a cosmonaut is my profession, and ...

Futurism also noted that Gagarin remains popular enough in Ukraine that they issued a 50th anniversary stamp in his honor, one can find street art of him in Kyiv, and an old Soviet-era stadium is ...

“Yuri Gagarin was a hero of mine when I was a kid,” she says, even though she was born years after Gagarin’s tragic death in a plane crash in 1968. “He was handsome, kind, down-to-earth ...

It is 50 years now since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Here, a look at seven facts -- or myths -- about the Soviet cosmonaut-hero.