Discover Baikonur Cosmodrome, the historic spaceport in Kazakhstan, pivotal for Soviet space missions and current Russian ...

This is the greatest feat in our shared history. A huge number of scientists are engaged in space research," Russian Energy ...

Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight masked a cascade of hidden failures—spinning modules, failed separations, and a landing no one expected him to survive. Only years later did the truth emerge about the ...

Tonight, space fans around the world will party like it’s 1961. Since 2001, the evening of April 12 has been celebrated every year as Yuri’s Night—a global event to honor one of space exploration’s ...

For decades, Space has always been a fascinating subject for science enthusiasts. There are several facts about planets, stars, black holes, and galaxies that often intrigue us. Space travel has ...

The Baikonur rocket and missile site in the middle of Kazakhstan is an area of some 90 kms in diameter which is leased to Russia until 2050. At its heart is the spaceport, and central to the spaceport ...

On April 12, 1961, a human went to space for the first time! Yuri Gagarin was the first Soviet cosmonaut and the first person to orbit the Earth. This was the Soviet Union's next big move in the ...

LONDON, April 9. /TASS/. Technology has advanced exponentially over the past 60 years, but whatever part of the Universe people will travel to, their achievements will be based on what Yuri Gagarin ...

The life and times of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first man in space on April 12, 1961. See the full slideshow at Life. Where No One Had Gone Before America is proud of its space ...

Humans have always been captivated by the stars, dreaming of venturing beyond our planet’s atmosphere and delving into the vast mysteries of space. This dream began to materialize in the latter half ...

Yuri Gagarin, who boarded the Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1 in 1961 and made the first manned space flight of mankind, is known for leaving quotes such as 'The earth was blue.' The contents of the will ...