Yuri's flight, front page of The Plain Dealer -- April 13, 1961 The flight turned Gagarin into an international celebrity. He appeared on front pages across the world. The Plain Dealer devoted a ...

Yuri Gagarin (March 9, 1934 - March 27, 1968) became the first human in outer space 50 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth Credit: GETTY IMAGES ...

On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. See photos of the historic flight of Vostok 1.

On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin sat alone in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, hoping to become the first person to travel into space. "Poyekhali!" Gagarin said as liftoff began, an informal ...

There is something infinitely poetic about that line spoken by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The first man in outer space, Gagarin defied gravity and made a single orbit of Earth in 108 minutes ...

YURI GAGARIN: HIS LIFE IN PICTURES (cont.) He and Valya and their daughters enjoyed a life of privilege, but finally, his celebratory role began to wear thin.

A pensive Yuri Gagarin is in the bus on the way to the launch pad on the morning of April 12, 1961. Behind him, seated, is his backup, German Titov.

Yuri Gagarin belied the West's austere impression of the Soviet Union – a charming, easygoing Russian with a ready smile. The first man in space became a powerful propaganda tool.

Vostok-1, the first manned spaceship, landed empty, as Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made an early exit via parachute and touched down a few kilometers away. AFP/Getty Images The “space race ...

On Saturday April 12th, nearly 200 parties around the globe will celebrate the anniversary of the first manned space flight. Dubbed Yuri’s Night, after Yuri Gagarin, the Russian Cosmonaut who ...

Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ushering in the era of human spaceflight. ... [Photos: Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space] ...