Control Center for Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight 10

Description

Control center spaceflight Yuri Gagarin, photo; licensed article; original: 5740×4315; photographer: unknown; subject to license; rights: © Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows the control center of the Soviet Union during Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight on April 12, 1961, a central location of the mission.
Scene: Engineers, scientists, and officers sit at control panels with screens, switches, and telephones as they monitor the flight of Vostok 1.
Atmosphere: Tense but focused atmosphere – the entire mission depends on their calculations and decisions.
Significance: This control center was the first place in human history from which a manned spaceflight was controlled.
The photo symbolizes the technological advancement of Soviet space travel and the historical moment in which Gagarin became the first human to fly into space.