Painting depicting the launch of Vostock 1,the first manned spaceflight. Vostock 1 was launched at 06:07 GMT on 12 April 1961 from Baikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan,carrying Yuri Gagarin. The flight lasted for just one orbit,ending 108 minutes after take-off. Although it was originally claimed that Gagarin stayed with the craft until touch-down,it is now known that he ejected at an altitude of 7km,like all subsequent Vostock cosmonauts. The controls of Vostock 1 were intentionally locked,so Gagarin was no more than a passenger. This painting was made by artist Andrei Sokolov and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / ASAP / A.SOKOLOV & A.LEONOV |
Bildgröße: | 2696 px × 4054 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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