Titov In Training Before Take-off
Moscow: Major Gherman Stepanovich Titov, the second Soviet cosmonaut who landed safely today after orbitting the earth 17 times, is pictured here being trained on a centrifuge device before take-off.
Moscow Radio said Titov landed in "Vostok II" a...
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Wives
Their men are safe! This exclusive UPI photo shows the relief on the face of Tamara Volynov (centre) following the news of the safe return of her husband Boris Volynov on the Russian spaceship Soyuz-5 after his tryst in space. Recently the Soviet ...
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World's First Space-Man Gets Medical Examination
The first man into space —Russia's Gagarin— has to undergo repeated complete medical examinations by experts – to prove just what effect his amazing journey has on his body.. Up to date – absolutely no effects have been discovered – everything is ...
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Yuri Among the Orchids
Major Yuri Gagarin filming the orchids in the Orchid House at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. He exclaimed: "Beautiful", as he entered the Orchid House and later exposed several feet of film, specially on the "Vanda Oscar Kirsch", now in ...
Daily Mirror
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin in his spaceman outfit
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