Yuri Gagarin Before Spaceflight 1961 3

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Yuri Gagarin before spaceflight, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to licensing; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. Significance of the flight:
On April 12, 1961, Gagarin launched with the Vostok-1 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and orbited the Earth in 108 minutes.
He reported the famous word from space 91Let’s go!13 (Let’s go!) – a symbol for the beginning of the human space age.
After reentry, Gagarin parachuted out of the capsule since the Vostok was not designed for a gentle landing.
The photo documents a milestone in space history, symbolizing the Soviet Union’s then-advantage in the space race and laying the foundation for future manned missions.