Sixty years ago this week, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to pierce Earth’s atmosphere and safely reach space. Gagarin spent 108 minutes strapped into his Vostok 1 ...

Embark on a cosmic journey with Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space! From his humble beginnings to the historic Vostok 1 mission, discover the man who took us to the stars!

The rocket carrying Gagarin's Vostok 1 spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:07 a.m. local time at the Soviet Union launch site. [ Photos: Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space ] ...

Gagarin said as liftoff began, an informal phrase in Russian that translates to "Off we go!" Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin inside the Vostok 1 space capsule just prior to becoming the first human to ...

The inside of Vostok, in which Yuri Gagarin circled the globe in on April 12th, 1961. The Globus IMP can be seen beneath the label '2.' Getty Images ...

Yuri Gagarin was at the forefront of human advancement (Picture: Shutterstock)© Provided by Metro The landmark launch of Vostok on April 12, 1961 (Credits: REX/Shutterstock)© Provided by Metro ...

Gagarin's historic launch on Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961 kicked off the era of human spaceflight that continues to this day. To celebrate, " World of Tanks " developer Wargaming has launched its ...

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin stepped into his Vostok 1 spacecraft, started the pre-flight checks, and waited for countdown. Hours later, he muttered one of the most beautiful, yet ...

Russian cosmonaut — the astronaut version for the Russian Space Agency — Yuri Gagarin was only 27 when he made his historic 108-minute orbital flight in the Vostok 1 spacecraft on April 12, 1961.

Cosmonautics Day is celebrated on April 12 each year in Russia. It is a holiday dedicated to the first manned space flight in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on board the Vostok 1 spaceship.

Like the all-gray Vostok rocket that lifted off with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, on the world's first crewed spaceflight, the Soyuz 2 has appeared white at liftoff due to frost ...

This beautiful custom Twin Cam Harley is a tribute to Gagarin, his achievements, the Vostok 1, and the dawn of the space age era itself. Screen Shot 2018-01-05 at 12.59.41 AM ...