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Yuri Gagarin at Sri Maha Bodhi
Major Yuri Gagarin offering flowers at Sri Maha Bodhi Vihare.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Major Gagarin's Take-off and Landing Points — Paper Cutting
Major Gagarin's take-off and landing points, according to the Russian claim for space-records submitted last week to the International Aeronautics Federation. He landed, after one orbit, about 1,000 miles west of his launching point, because the E...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The name 'Yuri' is quite common in Russia. But most of us heard it and had it firmly fixed in our minds by this century's greatest feat in space flight — the first and up to date, only orbital flight. Above is Yuri Gagarin's YAK-18 on which he as ...
Daily Mirror
Astronaut Leroy Cooper in Flight Training
FLIGHT TRAINING — Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper flies a simulated 22-orbit mission in a Project Mercury spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was one of a series of training exercises before the actual launching. (63-2493)
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Gordon Cooper at Ticker Tape Parade
TICKER TAPE PARADE -- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper waves to crowds lining famed Broadway in New York May 22 during ticker tape parade, the city's traditional tribute to a hero. An estimated four million persons turned out to honor the astronaut for ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Major Yuri Gagarin (right), the first man in space, with Gherman Titov, the second Russian to go into orbit and the man who has travelled the furthest (and for the longest period) in space.
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Apollo 17 command module pilot Ronald Evans and wife Jan.
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