Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space. He is a Soviet hero and national figure, and his name reminds us of the potential of human space travel and exploration. Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space and the first human to orbit...
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Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space. He is a Soviet hero and national figure, and his name reminds us of the potential of human space travel and exploration. Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space and the first human to orbit the Earth in 1961.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American people in his address to Congress. This challenge issued a commitment to the goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth before the decade ended. This had a lot to do with the fact that the American space efforts were far behind those of the Soviet Union. In order to narrow the Russian lead, it would take billions of dollars in tax money, the courage of many astronauts, and the intelligence and hard labor of... Read Full Story
With the assistance of unequalled photographs, first-hand interviews and arts resources, Rex Hall, Dave Shayler and Bert Vis explain, for the rattling prototypal time, how Slavonic citizens hit been designated and drilled to control in space, and how these procedures hit denaturized during the time 40 years. The authors also exposit the phylogenesis of the ofttimes unnoticed connector hold stock and how the persona of cosmonauts has denaturized from the rattling early life of the spaceman... Read Full Story
The world history is full of really prominent and great people who will always live in the centuries. These are people, who made the outstanding breakthroughs and changed the history. A lot of dissertation papers were devoted to these people and I am sure that great people will always be a topic for an investigation in the dissertation papers .
Today is March 27. What do you know about this date? Perhaps it is the date of your birthday or the date of your parents’ anniversary. But for the... Read Full Story
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<<In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space and orbit the Earth. Two years later, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space (she orbited the earth 48 times — take that, Yuri). By the end of the decade, the Apollo teams, rising to President [...] Read Full Story
Thailand International Kite Festival The players that were in the past. Since ancient times in each period, there has been mention of the play that different. If you are talking about that play, but that there would a time period which is difficult to say because of the clear evidence that the myth that the players of the past have shown since then. Categories and types of kites. Currently playing that developed in the form of kites have been developed. To be known. As well as inventing the... Read Full Story
Google ran on Thursday this Doodle logo, honoring the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s becoming the first human to orbit the Earth:
Google ran a logo with aliens last March, in honor of Percival Lowell, and announcing the launch of Google Mars:
I’d totally buy a children’s book by Dennis Hwang about the aliens.
Okay, gotta run home. [...] Read Full Story
Not many people know that the Soviets launched military space stations. There were 3 such stations, secretly called Alamaz, but publicly referred to as Salyut—the name the Soviets gave to their non-military space stations. The Last Military Space Station Yuri Glazkov, who died today at 69, was a crew members of the last mission to the last military space station ever flown.
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Years before Pink Floyd recorded anything, the Soviet spacecraft, Luna 3, took the first picture of the darkside of the moon. Groundbreaking Missions. No Photos. Earlier probes did interesting work. Luna 1 performed a number of scientific experiments on its lunar flyby mission in January 1959. For example, it revealed that the moon had no magnetic field. And the September 1959 flight of Luna 2 became the first craft to land (actually crash) on the moon, impacting east of Mare Serenitatis... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Yuri Gagarin". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
