First Human Space Flight by Yuri A. Gagarin 50th Anniversary (1961-2011)

ROSCOSMOS - Vostok-1 Mission logo / ROSCOSMOS - Vostok-1 Mission patch.

18.01.2011

Vostok 1 was the first human spaceflight. The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on April 12, 1961, taking into space Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union (ex-USSR or CCCP).

Yuri A. Gagarin First Human Space Flight  12 April 1961

The Vostok 1 mission was the first time anyone had journeyed into outer space and the first time anyone had entered into orbit. The Vostok 1 was launched by the Soviet space program and designed by the Soviet rocket scientists Sergey Korolyov and Kerim Kerimov.

Vostok-1 launch, 12 April 1961

Kedr to Make Space Mission

Launch campaign of the Progress M-09M cargo vehicle continues at Baikonur.

Last week a small spacecraft was loaded into the vehicle together with other standard cargo items.
The satellite name was adopted by Yu.A. Gagarin call sign in his historical flight, namely Kedr.

Vostok-1 spacecraft

The satellite’s signal will be transmitted at radio amateur frequency of 145.95 MHz. Kedr has radio amateur call sign RS1S.  Kedr is to be launched by Russian Cosmonauts during the future EVA.

Vostok-1 landed

 

The satellite is to be delivered to the ISS by Progress M-09М to begin its mission on Jan. 28.

Related Link:

Simulate the first human flight with Orbiter SFS 2006 or 2006P1 (not compatible with Orbiter 2010):
http://www.orbithangar.com/search_quick.php?text=vostok+1&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

Images, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS PAO / Orbithangar.com.

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