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Yuri Gagarin 50th Anniversary of 1st Manned Space Flight Issued by Russian post office April 12, 2011 Designer: Alexander Moskovets This design was also used on a Belarus stamp, issued same day.

Yuri Gagarin – 1st Manned Space Flight

Russia

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space. He succeeded in circling the earth in the 108-minute flight.  “Poyekhali!!” “Let’s go!” Garagin […]