Astronomy: Wostock spacecraft

On 12 April 1961 the first spacecraft was launched from Russian Kazachstan. The name of the spacecraft was Wostock, meaning "East" and it carried Joeri Gagarin into space. After one orbit around Earth (1.5 hours) Wostock returned to Earth. Launch was at 9:07 with a landing at 10:55 AM on the same day. It was the first test how man could and would function in space. Related subjects >> First man in space Joeri Gagarin (1931-1968) >> The first artificial moon Sputnik >> The first Moon landing by Apollo 11

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