Yuri Gagarin’s boomerang: the tale of the first person to return from space, and his brief encounter with Aussie culture

Alice Gorman

Yuri Gagarin’s boomerang: the tale of the first person to return from space, and his brief encounter with Aussie culture

Alice Gorman

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Sixty years ago, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space when he completed his historic orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2021

Keywords

Space travel
Cold War
Space history
Yuri Gagarin
Spaceflight

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