Yuri Gagarin

FIFA World Cup 2018: Host city Samara gets new lease on life, reveals secretive past as heart of Soviet space programme

The secretive city of Samara in Russia has gained a new lease on life with the World Cup, as fans pour into the city that housed Russia's space program.

Branson gets kids on board for first space flight

British mogul Richard Branson says he and his two children Holly and Sam will be on the first space flight

Google Doodles in Honour of Space Travel

Particularly in honour of Yuri Gagarin.