Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1 Capsule, 1961

Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1 Capsule, 1961 Stock Photo

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Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, in the capsule of the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961. He orbited the Earth once in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, a flight that lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. Gagarin became a hero in the Soviet Union and famous worldwide. He later returned to active service as a test pilot, dying in a crash during a training flight in 1968. His ashes were interred with full military honors in the Kremlin Wall. Photographed on 12th April 1961.

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