Major Yuri Gagarin at London
London gave Major Gagarin, the world's first man in space, a great reception today (11-7-61). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London bef...
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Major Yuri Gagarin with His Wife and Indian Prime Minister
Major Yuri Gagarin, the first spaceman, who arrived on Wednesday, seen with his wife and the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, soon after their arrival. The statue on the left is to "Unknown Space", in the Prime Minister's house. It is ...
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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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Medal for Atsronaut Cooper
President Kennedy pinning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Distinguished Service Medal on Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper during ceremonies at the White House on May 21st. Major Cooper was honoured for his 22-orbit flight in Faith...
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