Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space

A young Russian sits on top of the most powerful rocket in the world.

Twenty-seven-years old, a loyal communist and father of two, Yuri Gagarin blasts into the skies inside a tiny cannonball-shaped capsule at the top of a modified Soviet R-7 missile – replacing the nuclear warhead it was originally designed for.  Eleven minutes later he is in orbit, travelling at ten times the speed of a rifle bullet.

The first human ever to leave the planet.