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Yuri Gagarin with backup cosmonaut with Gherman Titov sitting behind him. Photo: NASA
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60 years of historic first human spaceflight

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot who became the first human to enter into outer space

Yusaku Maezawa. Photo: David Mcnew/AFP/Getty Images
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Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats

Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
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Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars
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NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE's Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

Jared Isaacman. Photo: Collected
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For billionaire Jared Isaacman, the space tourism era begins

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Six space missions to look forward to in 2021