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YURI GAGARIN, the first human to travel into outer space, was born on March 9 1934, so let’s celebrate his birthday by ...

But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...

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Origami cranes are also an international symbol for peace, hope and healing. In 2011, when a powerful earthquake hit Japan, ...

In 1959, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first person to travel into space. American President John F. Kennedy was under pressure to stand up to the communist Soviet Union.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin went down in history as the first human ever to enter space. From humble beginnings he would attain the rank of senior lieutenant fighter as a pilot in the Soviet Air ...

The government on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that the four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, India’s first human space ...

Actor Brittany Snow turns 39 and Olympic gymnast Sunisa "Suni" Lee turns 21, among the famous birthdays for March 9.