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First Man in Space

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes aboard Vostok 1. Gagarin, the son of peasants from the Soviet Union, was selected to represent his nation on this historic first mission. After separating from Vostok 1's service module, Gagarin ejected from his capsule at 7,000 meters and parachuted to a landing near the village of Uzmoriye, completing the first manned spaceflight.

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First Man in Space

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes aboard Vostok 1. Gagarin, the son of peasants from the Soviet Union, was selected to represent his nation on this historic first mission. After separating from Vostok 1's service module, Gagarin ejected from his capsule at 7,000 meters and parachuted to a landing near the village of Uzmoriye, completing the first manned spaceflight.

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in An illustrative look at news and events

minutes
VOSTOK-1

First man in space YEARS

On April 12, 1961, Soviet 4 6:17 GMT 5 6:37 GMT 6 7:10 GMT 7 7:26 GMT
Second stage Terrestrial Emerges into daylight Braking begins;
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became separation; night begins and prepares for failed separation
Vostok-1 reaches braking maneuver between reentry
the first man ever to leave Earth's orbit module and service
module
atmosphere. Son of peasants, VOSTOK mission
and program logos

with a typical Russian name,


he was uniquely qualified 8 7:35 GMT
The two modules
to represent the Soviet VOSTOK-1 separate during re-entry
“Sharik” REENTRY SPHERE
nation on this historic Hatch
9 7:55 GMT
Gagarin ejects
mission. On board 3 6:12 GMT “Trombone” at an altitude
Main
communication antenna Ejection seat of 7,000 metres
Vostok-1, Gagarin stage
separation
Electronics
took 108 minutes block
to complete one 2 6:09 GMT
earth orbit, then Separation
of auxiliary
ended his engines

odyssey just one Optical orientation


Survival kit
inside the seat
second short of device “Vzor”
10 Gagarin
pre-flight separates
from the seat
Heat shield
estimates! of the main
parachute
deployment
Steel straps that
broke during re-entry
5m

1 6:07 GMT SERVICE MODULE


The two-stage
rocket, carrying Whip antenna
Yuri Gagarin the Vostok-1 Oxygen and nitrogen
(1934-1968) capsule with Yuri tanks
38.36 m Gagarin aboard,
was launched from
Baikonur Electrical
THE VOSTOK (Kazakhstan, then assembly
3KA ROCKET part of the
11 8:05 GMT
Gagarin lands
U.S.S.R.) near Uzmoriye
Weight: Communications Retrorocket
4,725 kg antenna in the former
(with fuel) U.S.S.R.

SOURCES: REUTERS; ENCYCLOPEDIA ASTRONAUTICA; RUSSIAN ARHCIVES; NASA

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