Yuri Gagarin in Vostok Capsule 1961 7

Description

Yuri Gagarin in Vostok Capsule, photo; licensed article; original: 5740×4315; photographer: unknown; subject to license; rights:  a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows Yuri Gagarin in the Vostok 1 capsule, minutes before the historic launch on April 12, 1961.
Scene: Gagarin is strapped in his seat within the tight capsule, wearing his orange spacesuit and the white helmet with the inscription ‘СССР’.
Background: The instruments and control displays of the Vostok 1 capsule, responsible for flight monitoring.
Significance: At this moment, Gagarin was ready for the first manned spaceflight in history, which would take him around the Earth in 108 minutes.
The photo symbolizes humanity’s venture into space and the technological achievement of Soviet space travel.