Yuri Gagarin's Secret Plan to Escape: Aiming for the American Dream.
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Secret KGB files say Yuri Gagarin tried to escape to the USA after his space flight. He changed the direction of his spacecraft to land near an American base in Alaska.
The files say Gagarin was unhappy with the Soviet system and liked the American dream. He made a risky plan to escape to America.
One file has a phone call between Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and KGB head Alexander Shelepin. Shelepin tells Khrushchev that Gagarin is flying towards the Americans by mistake!
Khrushchev is angry and says if Gagarin wants to be with the Americans, he can stay there. He even says to take away Gagarin's Hero of the Soviet Union award!
But Soviet engineers were able to change the spacecraft's direction at the last minute. Gagarin landed safely back in the Soviet Union.
Questions
What did Yuri Gagarin try to do after his space flight?
He tried to escape to the USA.
Who was the Soviet leader during this time?
The Soviet leader was Nikita Khrushchev.
What happened to Gagarin at the last minute?
Soviet engineers changed the spacecraft's direction, and he landed safely back in the Soviet Union.
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