Interestingly, Tikhonravov’s dream of a Soviet mission to Mars was based on former Nazi rocket scientist-turned-American rocket scientist, Wernher Von Braun, who had his own “ Mars Project ” that ...

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a placard near the watch, though Collins remains a supporting character in one ...

The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...

From doing the twist to reaching space for the first time, 1961 was a year marked by rock ’n’ roll and rocket launches. On the world stage, the Cold War had everyone walking a tightrope; in ...

An Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's son chose a soft white swan named Joy to accompany the Axiom-4 mission as a zero-gravity indicator. This tradition, started by Yuri Gagarin, involves toys ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, and find streaming options for Starman Yuri Gagarin. Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

Russian actress Yulia Peresild, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and director-producer Klim Shipenko. The trio flew to the space station in October 2021 to film the full-length commercial film Vyzov, ...

<p>Yuri, the beloved dog of the Emperor, Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko, died on Monday evening, the Imperial Household Agency announced Thursday.</p> <p>Yuri, a female mixed breed, was 16 ...

The world knows Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space—but few know about the dangerous spin that threatened his life on reentry. This video unveils the classified Soviet cover-up and the heroic ...