In 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth, he reported that on the descent he saw flames outside the porthole and briefly believed his capsule was burning up

In 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth, he reported that on the descent he saw flames outside the porthole and briefly believed his capsule was burning up | FLIP NEWS