Telephone Communication for Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight 3

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Telephone communication. Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight, photo; licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to license; 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 are working intently at a manual switchboard, plugging in cables to establish connections between key control centers, government offices, and military commands.
Technology: This method of manual switching with patch cables was used since the early 20th century and was still widely used despite the emergence of modern technology.
Significance: While the USSR sent Gagarin as the first human into space, communication still relied on manual telephone technology – a fascinating contrast between old and new technology.
The photo illustrates the transition into a new era, where groundbreaking space technology and traditional communication methods were used side by side to enable this historic spaceflight.