Fifty years after Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first man into space, Moscow is determined to maintain a leadership role in space exploration, despite recent problems with satellite launches and increasing competition from countries like China, Japan and India.
Fifty years after Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first man into space, Moscow is determined to maintain a leadership role in space exploration, despite recent problems with satellite launches and increasing competition from countries like China, Japan and India. Gagarin's historic flight on April 12, 1961 set off a space race with the United States but today, fifty years on, Russian scientists say cooperation with its former rival is key.
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