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triumph for the soviets. thousands turned out to moscow s red square to meet their new hero. it s obviously a moment of huge pride. a huge amount of national pride, as we can see the crowds here on red square, and obviously yuri gagarin story also lent itself to this. he was almost the perfect hero. juliana suess is an expert from the think tank rusi, the royal united services institute. she looks at how international relations shapes space policy. it was a huge moment, of course. yuri gagarin became the most known person on the planet almost instantly when he completed that flight, when he returned safely down to earth, especially since the us was actually very