Vostok (spacecraft)
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Vostok was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Model of Vostok 3KA spacecraft with third stage of launcher.
Arrangement of instruments and controls in the cockpit of Vostok ships
Vostok "Sharik"
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
Vostok (spacecraft)
…single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The Vostok programme made six crewed spaceflights from 1961 through 1963. This was followed in 1964 and 1965 by two flights of Vostok spacecraft…
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