Yuri Gagarin in Vostok Space Capsule 1961 1

Description

Yuri Gagarin in Vostok Space Capsule, photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to licensing; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows Yuri Gagarin in the Vostok 1 space capsule, a few minutes before the historic launch on April 12, 1961.
Scene: Gagarin is strapped in his seat within the tight capsule, wearing his orange space suit and the white helmet with the inscription e2809e21212120e2809c.
Background: The instruments and control displays of the Vostok-1 capsule that ensure the monitoring of the flight.
Significance: At this moment, Gagarin was ready for the first manned space flight in history, which would lead him around the Earth in 108 minutes.
The photo symbolizes humanity’s journey into space and the technological achievement of Soviet space exploration.