1960s the first man in space

In April 12, 1961, it was already a huge day in space history the launch of the first shuttle mission. On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space.

Yuri Gagarin,1961

References:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html

http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacehistory/yurigagarin.html

http://russianmind.com/content/yuri-gagarin-–-superstar