MVP ARCHIVE HISTORICAL GALLERY | Space: VOSTOK 1 1961 / Vostok 1 - The spacecraft that carried humanity into Earth orbit for the first time

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Vostok 1’s secret re-entry crisis sheds new light on Gagarin’s flight

On April 12, 1961, Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1. The mission lasted just 108 minutes, but a malfunction during re-entry introduced serious risk ...
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Model, Spacecraft, Vostok 1:24

Click to open image viewer. A child's toy, a model of a spacecraft, would not seem to be significant in the history of aerospace technology. However, this model marks a milestone in the road to ...
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The Forgotten Female Cosmonaut Class

Valentina Tereshkova made history as the first woman in space during Vostok 6, paving the way for female representation in the Soviet space program. e cosmonaut training centre, midway through January ...