Mankind marks 50 years of space exploration

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 05:00 in Astronomy & Space

April 12, 1961 saw Russian Yuri Gagarin leave Earth's atmosphere for 1st time; Exactly 30 years later, 1st space shuttle launched

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