April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, first man in space – 20 minutes
” Let’s go ! “. On April 12, 1961, as he was preparing to become the first man to travel in space, Yuri Gagarin pronounced these simple words. A phrase dropped from his capsule in Baikonur in Kazakhstan, and which still resonates.
Sixty years later, Russia pays homage to this hero of the space conquest, through several local celebrations and an exhibition dedicated to him at the Museum of the Space Conquest in Moscow, from April 13.
On the occasion of this anniversary, a little trip back in time is essential. Back in video, April 12, 1961, the day Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space.