OTD in space – July 27: First zero-G cosmonaut training on Soviet jetliner

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space.
Yahoo

Abdul Ahad Mohmand, cosmonaut who became the first Afghan in space

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abdul Ahad Mohmand: his journey into space was linked to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the long war that followed - ...
The Spokesman-Review

Poyekhali! Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space

That’s what Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin yelled when his rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in what is now Kazakhstan. It means “Let’s go!” Despite American attempts to catch up to the ...
The Washington Post

Abdul Ahad Momand, an Afghan air force pilot who served on the Mir space station, dies at 67

KABUL, Afghanistan — Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan ’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said. A national hero, Momand died from cancer on June 21 in a hospital in ...