杰米·多兰（Jamie Doran），BBC前制片人，现为独立纪录片导演，多涉足争议话题。近年来拍摄的阿富汗和苏丹社会、政治问题的纪录片获得一次英国影视艺术学院奖（BAFTA）提名，两次One World Media大奖。 皮尔斯·比佐尼（Piers Bizony），科普作家，长期为英美多家杂志撰写航空航天、宇宙探索题材的文章。

On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave the Earth's atmosphere and venture into space. An icon of the 20th century, he also became a danger to himself and a threat to the Soviet state. At the age of 34, he was killed in a plane crash. Based on KGB files, restricted documents from Russian space authorities, and interviews with his friends and colleagues, t...(展开全部)

Based on previously undisclosed material, this book tells the story of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. After his historic mission, Gagarin became a danger to himself and to the Soviet Union, and he died at the age of thirty-four.