Yuri Gagarin Before Spaceflight 1961 12

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Yuri Gagarin before spaceflight, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to license; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. Significance of the flight:
On April 12, 1961, Gagarin launched with the Vostok-1 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome and orbited the Earth in 108 minutes.
He reported from space the famous words Los geht’s! Let’s go! — a symbol for the beginning of the human space age.
After re-entry, Gagarin parachuted from the capsule, as the Vostok was not designed for a soft landing.
The photo documents a milestone in space history, symbolizing the then-advancement of the Soviet Union in the race to space and laying the groundwork for future manned missions.