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[Photo Gallery: First Man in Space — Yuri Gagarin in Pictures] Leonov, who had been in the vicinity that day and reported hearing two loud booms in the distance, served on the state commission that investigated the crash. The official findings ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19007878-45-years-later-details-of-f...
KOROLYOV, Russia — From patriotic songs blaring on the metro to parties on the International Space Station, Russia on Tuesday proudly celebrated 50 years since rocketing Yuri Gagarin into the first human orbit. In a video link with space, Russian ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42557512/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/russia-prou...
NewsNation, hosted by Tamron Hall, concentrates on political news, high profile interviews, and the latest U.S and world news. Watch NewsNation at 2 PM ET every Monday through Friday on MSNBC. Msnbc's Tamron Hall asks viewers to give their opinion on ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38243831
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, which for almost a year has been driving across the Red Planet, will be the next model to roll off LEGO's CUUSOO production line, the toy company announced on Friday. The Denmark-based LEGO Group chose a fan-built ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19008445-lego-to-roll-out-popular-ma...
Gluttonous black holes in the center of some galaxies could be precursors to the brightest objects in the known universe. A recently proposed type of galaxy with an overwhelmingly large black hole in its center could give astronomers a better ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19008180-obese-black-hole-galaxies-c...
The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques, researchers say. The method resembles that employed to probe the deep Earth. Until now, most seismic imaging of the ocean ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19007558-new-acoustic-technique-take...
The new class includes four men and four women who will join the 49 active astronauts at the agency's astronaut corps at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new U.S. space travelers, which NASA unveiled Monday, could be part of the first ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19006380-nasa-names-eight-new-astron...
NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars. The new class includes four men and four women who will join the 49 active ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19006380-nasa-unveils-its-latest-cla...
NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars. The new class includes four men and four women who will join the 49 active ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/17/19006380-nasa-unveils-its-latest-cla...
There are changes afoot in Canadian astronomy funding. Last year, at least one of the Canadian Space Agency 's astronomy programs came close to the chopping block amid government cost-cutting, he said. Even today, many researchers are nervous. [Photo Tour ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52229297/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/canadian-as...
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Updated June. 14, 2013
This week, space geeks around the world will celebrate the historic flight that made Yuri Gagarin the first person to leave the confines of Earth 52 years ago. "Yuri ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51485166/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/yuris-night...
Updated June. 7, 2013
In this April 12 1961 photo, rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky, right, leads Yuri Gagarin, center, to the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become ...http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/04/12/6457440-celebrating-the-first-mann...
Updated June. 8, 2013
"If Yuri Gagarin had not made this flight I would not have flown to the moon," said U.S. astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander on the first U.S. lunar landing in ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42557512/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/russia-prou...
Updated 17 hours ago
On April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space when he launched off planet Earth in a Vostok space capsule.http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721319-on-earth-and-in-space-its-y...
Updated June. 2, 2013
Gagarin became the first human ever to experience space travel when he blasted off aboard the Vostok 1 flight, a 108-minute jaunt that included a full orbit around ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47025430/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/st-man-spac...
Updated June. 10, 2013
Video on NBCNews.com: Fifty years ago, a young Soviet Cosmonaut called Yuri Gagarin was blasted into space and into the history books. His may be a well-known story ...http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/42557926/
Updated May. 20, 2013
A veteran NASA astronaut and two rookie cosmonauts are poised to begin their journey into space Monday by launching into orbit aboard a Russian spaceship named ...http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/04/04/6407830-soyuz-gagarin-is-ready-to-...
Updated June. 16, 2013
Gagarin's historic flight. Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight was a significant victory for the Soviet Union in its escalating space race with the United States.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42463784/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/russian-spa...
Updated June. 13, 2013
This week, space geeks around the world will celebrate the historic flight that made Yuri Gagarin the first person to leave the confines of Earth 52 years ago. "Yuri ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673300-on-yuris-night-party-like-i...
Updated May. 18, 2013
The legacy of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in orbit, will live long after presidents are forgotten. An essay by NBC News space analyst James Oberg.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4725188/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/why-world-st...
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