Fifty years after Gagarin, Russia still looks skyward

Published: 8 April 2011 y., Friday

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.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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