Fifty years ago, on April 12th 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. His orbit of the Earth made him a worldwide celebrity and his name is still synonymous with the Space Race and with Russian space exploration. Half a century after the legendary flight, Direction-Space! looks at two sites that were key to the Soviet Space programme.
Fifty years ago, on April 12th 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. His orbit of the Earth made him a worldwide celebrity and his name is...