Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first man in space on 12 April 1961. Major Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes, travelling at more than 17,000 miles per hour ...
It was probably the most realistic portrayal of space at the time, but 68 years and several real-life space missions later, "First Man" used state ... all over again. The movie also wanted to ...