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Looking back on six decades of humankind in space

The first man to travel in space, Yury Alekseyvich Gagarin

The first man to travel in space, Yury Alekseyvich Gagarin Source: Getty Archive

The first human being in space went into orbit 60 years ago this year - and 2021 marks some other significant space anniversaries.


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By Allan Lee

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The first human being in space went into orbit 60 years ago this year - and 2021 marks some other significant space anniversaries.



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