It is 60 years since Russian pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave the embrace of planet Earth and venture into space. To mark the occasion people, space agencies and governments around the world are celebrating the International Day of Human Space Flight in his honour. On April 12, 1961 the 27-year-old … Read more
The Queen had a team of scientists in stitches when they asked what Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, was like when she met him. ‘Russian!’ the monarch dead-panned, before bursting into giggles. The 94-year-old sovereign was taking part in a virtual science showcase via video link with British scientists, educators and schoolchildren to … Read more
The Queen had a team of scientists in stitches when they asked what Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, was like when she met him. ‘Russian!’ the monarch dead-panned, before bursting into giggles. The 94-year-old sovereign was taking part in a virtual science showcase via video link with British scientists, educators and schoolchildren to … Read more