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Major Yuri Gagarin with His Wife and Mr. Nehru
Major Yuri Gagarin, the world's (and Russia's) first space-man, pictured with his wife and Mr. Nehru, the Prime Minister when he arrived in New Delhi at the start of an eight day visit to India. Thousands cheered the cosmonaut as he drove from New...
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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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Moscow Welcomes World's First Space Flight Pilot Yuri Gagarin
Moscow, April 14, 1961. Moscow joyously welcomes World's Space Flight Pilot Yuri Gagarin. Photo by Yu. Muravin
Yu. Muravin
N. S. Khrushchov, Yuri Gagarin and His Wife Valentina
The flower-bedecked car drives Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers N. S. Khrushchov, space pilot Yuri Gagarin and his wife Valentina through the streets of Moscow towards the Red Square. Photo by V. Bliokh
V. Bliokh
Pilot-cosmonaut Major Gherman Stepanovich Titov, pilot of spaceship "Vostok-2".
Fotokhronika TASS
Pilot-Cosmonaut Major Titov Speaking by Telephone
August, 1961. Moscow. : Pilot-Cosmonaut Major G. S. Titov Speaking by Telephone with N. S. Khrushchov soon after the successful completion of his cosmic flight. Photo by TASS Special correspondent V. Savostyanov
V. Savostyanov
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...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
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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Russia Puts Man Into Space — And Brings Him Back Alive And Safe
The whole world has been thrilled with the news from Moscow that Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin has been rocketed into space and after going into orbit has been brought back to earth and landed safely. The whole flight lasted for about 108 minutes...
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