that probes reach their destination after a journey of billions of kilometres, then read on in our brief history of space travel. As soon as night falls ... Saratov, having become the first man in space. A milestone in the early stages of the history of space travel – and a significant victory over the archenemy from ... on the lunar mission. A spacewalk is not a walk in the park Before the first successes are recorded, however, the USSR notches up a few more prestigious