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Head of the Soviet Government and Yuri Gagarin
Head of the Soviet Government N. S. Khrushchov and Yuri Gagarin on the Lenin Mausoleum. Photo by I. Sashin and V. Smetanin
I. Sashin and V. Smetanin
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 ...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Yuri Gagarin Just Before the Take-off
Yuri Gagarin pictured in his space suit just before his take-off
Daily Mirror
Yuri Gagarin at Moscow Film Festival
It was at the recent Moscow Film Festival that Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union's first Hero of the Cosmos, met the "STARS". There were smiles of achievement on both sides as Gina Lollobrigida clasped hands with Gagarin. Gagarin has met scores of celebr...
Daily Mirror
Russian - 2nd Spaceman Major Gherman Titov with his wife, after whisking through space for 24 hours in a 4 1/2 (...) spaceship.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Yuri Gagarin Welcomed In Red Square, Moscow
Yuri Gagarin welcomed In Red Square, Moscow, after the first space flight, 1961 Photo by V. Malyshev
V. Malyshev
Demonstration in Honour of Yuri Gagarin
Demonstration of the people of Moscow in the Red Square in honour of Yuri Gagarin, the first space pilot.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Demonstration of the People of Moscow in Honour of Yuri Gagarin
Demonstration of the people of Moscow in the Red Square in honour of Yuri Gagarin, the first space pilot
The Times of Ceylon Press
A picture of Russia's three Cosmonauts (Left to Right): Reading the headline Yevgeny Khrunov, Vladimir Shatalov, and Alexei Yeliseyev. The Cosmonauts landed in Soyuz-4.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Soldiers marching beside the carriage carrying the urn containing the ashes of Gagarin for entombment in the Kremlin Wall. The world's first spaceman died in a jet crash recently.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.