... Star City, Russia were (8) _______________ him. Tuesday, March 13th, 2010 UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUESTPERIOD 91. READING On 12th April,1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian ( ) …………………became ... this national hero? NAME PEOPLE OR THINGS IN THE PICTURES. Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words/ phrases in the box into the blanks.impossible named after ... made him a hero. In a telegram to Moscow, US. President John F. Kennedy wrote, “The people of the United States share with the people of the Soviet Union their satisfaction for the safe flight...