Yuri Gagarin never landed inside his spacecraft, and the Soviet Union spent a decade burying the truth. What really happened during Vostok 1's chaotic reentry was far more dangerous than the world was ...

On April 12, 1961, Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1. The mission lasted just 108 minutes, but a malfunction during re-entry introduced serious risk ...

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made history aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1. He completed a full orbit of the Earth in just 108 minutes, marking a groundbreaking achievement for mankind. As he ...

NEW YORK - A vintage Vostok space capsule is headed back to its homeland with its new Russian owner, who bought the relic of the early days of human spaceflight for nearly $2.9 million during ...

Cosmonautics Day is celebrated on April 12 each year in Russia. It is a holiday dedicated to the first manned space flight in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on board the Vostok 1 spaceship.

Click to open image viewer. A child's toy, a model of a spacecraft, would not seem to be significant in the history of aerospace technology. However, this model marks a milestone in the road to ...