Egypt paid tribute to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human ... s historic 1961 mission aboard Vostok 1, which made him the first person in space, as well as his state visit to Egypt ...

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Vostok 1 capsule, notching a win for the Soviet Union during the Space Race and a huge victory for humanity.

"He [Bowie] had always fantasized about flying in space ... for him it was just like a gift," said Hadfield of his "Space ...

The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human ... He would become a star after the launch of the Vostok space capsule on April 12, 1961. Gagarin’s physique was perfect for the risky mission ...

One month earlier on April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space when he orbited Earth at an altitude of 187 miles aboard Vostok 1. "Sixty-four years ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...