London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). 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 befo...
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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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Major Gherman Titov Gets Another Medal
Major Gherman Titov, Russia's No. 2 cosmonaut being greeted enthusiastically by young East Berliners during his recent tour of East Germany.
Major Gherman Titov, Russia's "space-flier" hero, received an enthusiastic welcome when he attended the Y...
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Yuri and Child
Yuri Gagarin and his two-year-old daughter Yelena
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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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Yuri Gagarin at Ratmalana Airport
Bewildered by it all, the little Russian girl in the foreground burst into tears at the welcome to Major Gagarin at Ratmalana Airport yesterday.
The Times of Ceylon Press