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Gagarin, the First Man to Go Into Space, 65 Years Ago: a Bitter Birthday for Russia

On April 12, 1961, Youri Gagarin became the first man to go into space. Sixty-five years later, the day after the return of an American Moon crew, the times of the great pages of the space conquest seem far away, as the Russian sector lost from its superb.

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On April 12, 1961, Youri Gagarin became the first man to go into space. Sixty-five years later, the day after the return of an American Moon crew, the times of the great pages of the space conquest seem far away, as the Russian sector lost from its superb.

·Paris, France
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65 years ago, Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly into space. Moscow can only dream of such successes today. This is also demonstrated by the race to the moon, where the USA and China lead. Can Russia catch up?

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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The sanctions and lack of funding have hurt Russian missions, unable to reach the Moon, while Putin redirects the cosmonaut industry towards the war effort in Ukraine. This Sunday has been 65 years since Yuri Gagarin parachuted over a farming field near the Volga River, after ejecting from the Vostok capsule 1. Until Soviet authorities made sure that he was safe and sound, and that humanity’s first space flight had been a success, they did not r…

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65 years ago, Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly into space. Moscow can only dream of such successes today. This is also demonstrated by the race to the moon, where the USA and China lead.Can Russia catch up?In Russia, the lunar orbit of the Nasa astronauts of the "Artemis 2" crew stirs longings for the successes of the past.The proud space nation is celebrating the first flight of a human to space 65 years ago.The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Ga…

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Handelsblatt broke the news in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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