RUSSIA MARKS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SPACE FLIGHT

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks via video phone link-up with members of the crew of the International Space Station in Kremlin in Moscow, April 12, 2006. Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (R) and American astronaut Jeff Williams seen on the screen. Today Russia marks the 45th anniversary of the first space flight by Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin.(UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)