First in Space: New Yuri Gagarin Biography Shares Hidden Side of Cosmonaut

Gagarin was a young man of humble origins, studying at a technical school in Saratov to become a metal worker. Here he became interested in flying. A few years later he chose to join the air force. He wanted to become a pilot at all costs as if he had known what he was destined for.

In tribute to the International Day of Human Space Flight, we created this visualization with some milestones of humanity exploring outer space and the distance traveled from planet Earth

Spotting cows from space