Yuri Gagarin

On June 20, 2022, we spoke on GAGARIN Chat with Roman Nguyen, CTO of the GAGARIN launchpad. AMA was devoted to a new stage in the development of the GAGARIN project, associated with the release of a new version of the Whitepaper. Host: GAGARIN Official We present our guest —…

The exploits of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space 61 years ago, are worth remembering for their unadulterated bravery and sheer chutzpah. As previously noted, a 2010 survey by the non-profit Space Foundation found Gagarin to be the sixth-most-popular space hero, tied with the fictional Star Trek Captain Kirk…

In 1961, the world saw the first manned space flight. What had once seemed mind-blowing and unthinkable became a reality. Back then, every minute on orbit was a miracle, and now astronauts routinely spend half a year in space. …

Sixty years ago, on Apr 12, Vostok 1 carried the first man to space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who set off on the journey from Baikonur Cosmodrome, bidding farewell to chief engineer Sergei Korolev with the famous words that later was synonymous with the beginning of the space age in the…

It is as good an opportunity as it gets — the 60th anniversary of the very first human spaceflight and the Vostok 1 mission — to talk about Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin. But it is gonna be less serious this time. “Gagarin’s Breakfast”, Alexey Akindinov, 2012, Creative Commons Both the Vostok…

Today I was reading Jurij Gagarin’s biography. I read that one thing that particularly upset him and took him close to space was reading Ciolkovskij, who is considered to be one of the founder of modern astronautics. “ Man will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and…

Let’s celebrate humanity’s past, present, and future achievements in space exploration. About Yuri’s Night 👩🏽‍🚀 Yuri’s Night, also called the “World Space Party”, is a global celebration that commemorates human space exploration. It is held every April 12 and is named after the first person to journey into outer space on April 12, 1961…

Yuri’s Night celebrates the human exploration of space. Coronavirus pandemic has transformed our earthling homes into our personal spaceships. Get ready to party like an astronaut! — Yuri’s Night, the annual “do it yourself” space holiday celebrated around the world on-or-around April 12, may be the first party naturally suited for planet earth’s new pandemic lifestyle. In fact, Yuri’s Night has already been celebrated by the most socially-distanced, self-isolated human beings of all time: