-The United States and the Soviet Union were competing known as the race to the stars by pushing the boundaries of mankind's exploration to space.
-The Russians took the victory by launching a small craft carrying Yuri Gagarin. The 108-minute flight ( 1hr & 48 minutes) has placed him in the history books as the first man in space. - Yuri Gagarin was born on March 9th of 1934. -He married Valentina Goryacheva and had two daughters their First child named Elena and their Second child named Galya. -On March 27th of 1968 Colonel Yuri Gagarin's crashed, killing Gagarin and his instructor. |