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Space age takes flight
Published: Apr 12, 2021 12:49 AM
Spectators watch the launch of model rockets near The Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg on Sunday at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Russia's Yuri Gagarin's first manned flight into space. Sixty years ago Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, marking a new chapter in the history of space exploration. Photo: AFP

Spectators watch the launch of model rockets near The Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg on Sunday at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Russia's Yuri Gagarin's first manned flight into space. Sixty years ago Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, marking a new chapter in the history of space exploration. Photo: AFP