Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
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The honorary title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR was a state award of the Soviet Union presented to all cosmonauts who flew for the Soviet Space Agency. Usually accompanying the distinction was the titl
First man in space Yuri Gagarin, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" #1 (1964 photo)
First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" #6 (1969 photo)
Veteran of three space flights, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" Valery Ryumin (1998 photo)
Veteran of three space flights, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" Viktor Gorbatko (2011 photo)
Yuri Gagarin
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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first person to journey into outer space during the first successful crewed spaceflight. He was launched from the Baikonur Cos
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
…individuals listed below have all received the honorary title "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR". List is sorted by the serial number of the award. 1961 — Yuri Gagarin 1961 — Gherman Titov…
Gagarin in 1963
Gagarin family home in Klushino
Gagarin as an air cadet in the Saratov flying club c. 1954
Gagarin's Vostok 3KA capsule and an effigy of him on display at the RKK Energiya museum in 2010