Gagarin

Dyson would go into space only if Simonyi could not -- she went through six months of courses, simulations, and drills at Star City, a former Russian military facility that is home to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center. money.cnn.com

Yuri Gagarin and the Space Shuttle: Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of man's first journey into space and the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch. csmonitor.com

In this April 14, 1961 picture, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev greets cosmonaut Maj. Yuri Gagarin at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow. csmonitor.com

Tomorrow marks a major milestone in space history - the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight, completed by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin . pcmag.com

Many sources, including this one, claim that Vladimir Ilyushin was the first Russian cosmonaut to return from a spaceflight, 5 days earlier than Yuri Gagarin . palmspringslife.com

Gagarin's 1961 flight will live in history long after presidents are forgotten. msnbc.msn.com

Russians launch Gagarin into space. msnbc.msn.com

Yuri Gagarin 's First Speech About His Flight Into Space. theatlantic.com

Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. theatlantic.com

In Moscow, Miles O'Brien Remembers Yuri Gagarin 's Monumental Space Trip. pbs.org

Fifty years ago Tuesday, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space. pbs.org

Yuri Gagarin and the Space Shuttle: Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of man's first journey into space and the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch. csmonitor.com

A Zagora, Gagarin production, in collaboration with Lombardia Film Commission, Green Management Institute, Amsa, Atm, Radio Popolare, Ardaco. variety.com

On Feb 20, 1962, Glenn piloted NASA's Mercury capsule, known as Friendship 7, three times around Earth, matching the groundbreaking achievement of the rival Soviet Union, which launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into orbit 10 months earlier. csmonitor.com

'First Orbit ' is a real-time recreation of that flight featuring footage shot from the International Space Station and Gagarin's flight plus original mission audio and a score by Phillip Sheppard. ilknewsradio.com