The Soviet nuclear missiles that produced the ... The United States and the U.S.S.R. were putting finishing touches on the Outer Space Treaty, which outlawed nuclear weapons in orbit, and the ...

A sculptural plaque featuring Yuri Gagarin and fellow space pioneers was unveiled at the Russian House in Delhi. Ambassador ...

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Air Force pilot and cosmonaut became the first human ever to travel into outer space on this day in 1961.

Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel to space, was warmly welcomed in India following his historic 1961 spaceflight. A plaque was unveiled in Delhi to commemorate his visit and celebrate the ...