Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight aboard Vostok 1 was far more dangerous than the world was told. Hidden failures during reentry nearly turned humanity’s first step into space into a fatal disaster, ...
Sure, you remember Neil Armstrong, but are you also a fan of Yuri Gagarin? The Russian cosmonaut became the first human to orbit in space when he flew the Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. On the ...
Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight changed the world, but the most dangerous moments happened during re entry, hidden behind decades of secrecy. From spinning capsules to falsified records, this is the ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dub from Russian LP in Russian language. Excerpts from a speech by Nikita Khrushchev on the occasion of the launch of Yuri Gagarin April 12, 1961 ...