Yuri Gagarin

Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.

It's been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space

Author Stephen Walker discusses his biography on Yuri Gagarin with The World's host Marco Werman.

It's been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
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Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

Civil War, 1896 Tsunami, Mau Mau, Yuri Gagarin, Bay of Pigs

Civil War, 1896 Tsunami, Mau Mau, Yuri Gagarin, Bay of Pigs

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's legacy

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's legacy

Vi Hart on Cosmonauts, Math, and the New Right and Wrong

Vi Hart on Cosmonauts, Math, and the New Right and Wrong

Soviet space memorabilia

Fifty years after the Soviets sent the first man into space, The World's Alex Gallafent reports that space memorabilia is everywhere. It's in museums, it's on sale in auction houses, you can even buy stuff left behind on the surface of the moon.

Soviet space memorabilia
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One small step

The competition was fierce between the superpowers, but the rest of the world watched in anticipation and amazement. Now, two British actors are on a worldwide tour of the play �One Small Step.� Anchor Lisa Mullins spoke with them in Oxford, England.

One small step