With animation,

http://www.google.to/logos/2011/firstmaninspace11-hp-js.jpg

Second time by the way that Yuri Gagarin has his own logo. First one was in 2007.

http://www.websonic.nl/googledoodles/images/doodle_yuri_gagarin_2007.jpg

official file:
http://www.google.com/logos/yuri_gagarin.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qRWstH-yM&feature=player_embedded

Search string is
http://www.google.to/search?q=Yuri+Gagarin&ct=firstmaninspace11-hp&oi=ddle

http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/doodles/first_orbit50-vflBdecPX.png

I just love today doodle...It is so fun to look at the rocket firing

Main page doodle is global saying '50 vuotta maailman ensimmäisestä miehitetystä avaruuslennosta' here...

http://twitpic.com/4jznjs