On this day in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, a major milestone for humanity and a triumph for Moscow in the U.S.-Soviet space race https://t.co/z1QWt9Dgba
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) April 12, 2021
If it hadn’t been for Russian propaganda efforts, how much later than 1969 would it take for a man to reach the moon?
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