Yuri Gagarin statue and Vostock 1 model. Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968),was a Soviet cosmonaut and the first man in space,He 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 honours in the Kremlin Wall. Photographed at Space Museum,Star City,near Moscow,Russia | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Tafreshi, Babak |
Bildgröße: | 2752 px × 4000 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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