13.04.2009, 17:34 Most Russians do not want to fly into space, and do not know contemporary cosmonauts, according to the results of a public opinion poll conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM).
03.08, 20:02 Two Russian cosmonauts have left the International Space Station for a six-hour spacewalk to mark the 50th anniversary of the first-ever manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin with the launch of the unique microsatellite.
14.07, 14:02 London has unveiled the monument to the world’s first spaceman, Russia’s pride Yury Gagarin, in front of the British Council Mall headquarters on Thursday, July 14. It is planned that the statue will be on display in London just for one year.
Published: 09 December, 2011, 14:53
The bus that delivered Gagarin safely to the door of his space ship remained in service at the cosmodrome until 1967.TAGS: Space, Russia, Thrills&Spills, Vehicles Ever heard of a bus that could take you to within one stop of … the moon? The only bus to perform that feat was the vehicle which whisked the first man in space, Russia’s Yury Gagarin, to the historic launch site of his “Vostok” craft back in 1961.
He blasted off from the Baikonur spaceport complex on April 12, opening the era of manned space flight.
The bus that delivered Gagarin safely to the door of his space ship remained in service at the cosmodrome until 1967. In the mid ‘80s, it finally retired to become a museum exhibit in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the legendary bus was transported to the town of Gagarin, named in honor of the first-ever cosmonaut who was born not far from there, in the nearby village of Klushino.
The vehicle has recently received a much-needed facelift and is now said to be fully functional. It has been suggested that the bus could even be used to give rides to visitors to the Yury Gagarin museum.
Today: 12:33 Some women strip off for animal rights, some to support their favorite politicians, others to protest against discrimination. But Russia’s so-called “Calendar Girls”, are baring all to help some of the most stigmatized people in society.
Today: 17:01 One of the world’s most celebrated blondes, Claudia Schiffer, is no stranger to stalkers, with hordes of admirers seeking her company. But this time around her new suitor is Russian, and is even claiming to be the father of her daughter.
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