Telephone Communication for Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight 2

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Telephone communication. Spaceflight Yuri Gagarin, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to licensing; Rights: © Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows telephone operators in front of a switchboard, as they establish communication for Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight on April 12, 1961 – a fascinating link between old communication technology and the dawn of the space age.
Scene: Several telephone operators work intently at a manual switchboard, plugging in cables and connecting important control centers, government agencies, and military commands.
Technology: This method of manual connection with plug cables had been used since the early 20th century and was still widespread despite the emergence of modern technology.
Significance: While the USSR sent the first human into space with Gagarin, communication still relied on manual telephone technology – a fascinating contrast between old and new technology.
The photo depicts the transition to a new era, where groundbreaking space technology and traditional communication methods were used side by side to enable this historic spaceflight.