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Vostok 1 space exploration ... Vostok 1 Capsule; Credit - RKK Energia ... 12 April 1961 06:07 GMT. Landing Date: 1961-04-12 07:55:00 PM. Flight Time: 0.0750 days. Flight Up: Vostok 1. Flight Back: Vostok 1. Call Sign: Kedr (Cedar ). Crew: Gagarin. Backup Crew: Titov, Nelyubov.
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www.astronautix.com/flights/vostok1.htm
www.astronautix.com/flights/vostok1.htm
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The launch of Vostok 1 at 9:07 A.M. (Moscow time) on the 12th of April, 1961 ushers in the era of manned space exploration. The cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth once, spending 108 minutes in orbit before landing in the Saratov region of the Soviet Union twenty six kilometers south-west of Engels...
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starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/vos...
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/vostok1.html
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Part of our knowledge of the location of ground stations for the Vostok series is based on General Kamanin's diary (1) in which we can read for 6 March 1961:
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www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/Vostok1/Vostok1X.htm
www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/Vostok1/Vostok1X.htm
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The final preparation for the launch of the Vostok-1 started with the rollout of the launch vehicle 8K72 No. E10316 with the 3KA No. 3 spacecraft to the launch pad No. 1 in Baikonur. The rocket with its payload fairing blanketed in protective layers, left the assembly building at Site 2 at 5:00 Moscow Time.
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www.russianspaceweb.com/vostok1.html
www.russianspaceweb.com/vostok1.html
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Vostok spacecraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vostok (Russian: , translated as East ) was a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union's space programme for human spaceflight. The Vostok spacecraft was originally designed for use both a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_spacecraft
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On 12 April at 0907 local time, Flight Major Yuri Gagarin lifted off from what would become known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Vostok 1. The launch vehicle was an upgraded version of the rocket that had launched Sputnik 13: a central core plus four strap-on boosters, each with a single engine equipped with...
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www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A873902
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International Flight-No. 1 ... Launch pad: 1 ... 1 Gagarin Yuri Alekseyevich Pilot Cosmonaut 1 1h 48m 1...
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www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/vostok-1.htm
www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/vostok-1.htm
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Here see Vostok 1 Flying, from the launch to landing. First manned spaceflight, one orbit of the earth. Three press releases were prepared, one for success, two for failures. It was only known ten minutes after burnout, 25 minutes after launch, if a stable orbit had been achieved.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-e11ckQz_o&feature=related
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Simulated Vostok 1 flight using Orbiter Space Flight simulator.Vostok 1 was the flight that carried the first human into space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into e... ... Vostok 1 re-entry...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq4iiq1eLyo
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