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The Cosmodrome Where the Vastok Space Ship Took off
This photograph was made in the morning of April 12, 1961, at the cosmodrome where the Vostok space ship took off.
Novosti Press Agency
The Souvenir Medal on the First Man Made Space Flight
The souvenir medal on the first man made space flight which is being made by the Dulevo Porcelain Factory on its right side bears a relief portrait of the Hero-Cosmonaut with inscription "Yuri Gagarin". On its left side, it has the Hammer and Sick...
Daily Mirror
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 ...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Yuri Gagarin Just Before the Take-off
Yuri Gagarin pictured in his space suit just before his take-off
Daily Mirror
Yuri Gagarin at C.P.S.U. Congress
The first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin among delegates in the conference hall of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Photo by M. Kuleshov
M. Kuleshov
Soldiers marching beside the carriage carrying the urn containing the ashes of Gagarin for entombment in the Kremlin Wall. The world's first spaceman died in a jet crash recently.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.