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Astronaut Alan Shepard entering a lift that will take him to the space capsule atop the Redstone rocket—during tests for the American space-shot.
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Ilyushin Son of the Soviet Aircraft Designer
Ilyushin, son of the Soviet aircraft designer, who was stated to have made the first flight into space, three or four days before Gagarin made his flight. The report said Ilyushin's flight was hushed-up because he was in a mental hospital, out of ...
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Major Yuri Gagarin with Prime Minister Karamanlis of Greece
Major Yuri Gagarin with Prime Minister Karamanlis of Greece, during his visit to Athens. "Gagarin in the land of Icarus" Major Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet astronaut is currently visiting Greece - homeland of the legend of the Icarus, the first man t...
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Nikita Khrushchev and Gherman Titov
Nikita Khrushchev and Soviet spaceman Gherman Titov walking side by side today at Vnukovo Airport after Titov's arrival.
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Richard Beach Sculpts Major Gagarin
A clay head of Major Gagarin — the world's first man-in-space, has been modelled by Sculptor Richard Beach who lives in Wakefield, Yorks. It is being produced for waxworks heads — by Jean Roger of West London. Mr. Beach used photographs and newspa...
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Russia Puts Another Man Into Space and He is Still There
The Russians this morning put another man into space - he is Major Gherman Titov - and he is still circling the earth in "Vostok 2". He is holding a "running commentary" of his experiences etc. as he circles around the earth - and his voice is bei...
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Soviet Spaceman Totov Greeted By Gagarin and Khruschev
Photo shows: Titov, Nikita Khrushchov and Yuri Gagarin together after Titov's arrival at Moscow today.
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World's First Space-Man Gets Medical Examination
The first man into space —Russia's Gagarin— has to undergo repeated complete medical examinations by experts – to prove just what effect his amazing journey has on his body.. Up to date – absolutely no effects have been discovered – everything is ...
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Yuri Gagarin Mobbed By a Crowd
Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's first spaceman, being mobbed by a crowd as he left the Russian Embassy for the Russian Trade Fair in London on Tuesday.
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Yuri Gagarin to Move to a New Flat
Major Yuri Gagarin, relaxing today after four hectic days as World Hero No. a, will shortly be moving with his family into a plush new four-roomed flat in one of the best parts of Moscow, it is understood. Such a flat, in the capital's Kutusovski ...
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