Russian cosmonaut Viktor Afanasiev (R) presents a gift to Yuan Xikun, a Chinese artist and curator of the Jintai Art Museum, during the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition about the first human spaceflight of the Soviet Union's cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, at the Jintai Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2006. The photo exhibition was held to mark the 45th anniversary of the first human spaceflight as Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in the space on April 12, 1961. The week-long exhibition displayed about 70 historical photos illustrating the development of spaceflight of the Soviet Union and Russia. (Xinhua Photo)

Russian cosmonaut Viktor Afanasiev introduces his spaceflight during the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition about the first human spaceflight of the Soviet Union's cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, at the Jintai Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2006.(Xinhua Photo)

A visitor takes a picture at the photo exhibition about the first human spaceflight of the Soviet Union's cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, at the Jintai Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)