Telephone Communication for Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight 1

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Telephone communication. Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight, 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, establishing communication for Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight on April 12, 1961 – a fascinating connection between old communication technology and the start of the space age.
Scene: Several telephone operators work diligently at a manual switchboard, plugging in cables and thus creating connections between important control centers, government offices, and military commands.
Technology: This method of manual switching with plug-in cables had been used since the early 20th century and was still widespread despite emerging modern technology.
Significance: While the USSR sent Gagarin, the first human, into space, communication was still reliant on manual telephone technology – a fascinating contrast between old and new technology.
The photo captures the transition into a new era where groundbreaking space technology and traditional communication methods were used side by side to enable this historic spaceflight.