Ilyushin Son of the Soviet Aircraft Designer
Ilyushin, son of the Soviet aircraft designer, who was stated to have made the first flight into space, three or four days before Gagarin made his flight. The report said Ilyushin's flight was hushed-up because he was in a mental hospital, out of ...
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James Irwin
Lunar Module Pilot -- James Irwin, Apollo-15 lunar module pilot. Photo from IPS.
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Krehlin Reception for Titov
Moscow, USSR: Seen at yesterday's reception given at the Grand Kremlin Palace here are members of Major Gherman Titov's family. Major Titov is pictured fourth from right, with his wife, Tamara and Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev (third from right)...
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Krushchev Welcomes Titov
Moscow, USSR: major Gherman Titov (right) chats happily to Mr. Krushchev as they walk across the tarmac at Vnukovo Airport here today, after Russia's second spaceman received a tumultuous welcome from hundreds of thousands of Russians.
(9th August...
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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception
London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...
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