Space travel. Yuri Gagarin at the launch pad, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; Royalties apply; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media.
Yuri Gagarin at the Launch Pad 1961 2
Description
Space travel. Yuri Gagarin at the launch pad, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; Royalties apply; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows Yuri Gagarin at the launch pad, shortly before his historic space flight with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
Scene: Gagarin wears his orange spacesuit and a white helmet with the inscription e2809ed0a1d0a1d0a1d0a0e2809c (USSR). He waves, smiles, or walks decisively towards the rocket.
Background: The Vostok-1 rocket stands on the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, ready for the first manned space flight in history.
Significance: Gagarin’s launch marked the beginning of manned spaceflight and was a major victory for the Soviet Union in the race to space.
The photo symbolizes humanity’s departure into space – one of the most significant moments in the history of space travel.
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