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Yuri Gagarin’s boomerang: the tale of the first person to return from space, and his brief encounter with Aussie culture It’s 60 years since Gagarin’s world-first return from space. The cosmonaut never did make it to Australia, but his huge feat was celebrated here by many, despite tensions with the USSR. https://theconversation.com/yuri-gagarins-boomerang-the-tale-of-the-first-person-to-return-from-space-and-his-brief-encounter-with-aussie-culture-157043