modern suits, these marvels of engineering have evolved dramatically. Each iteration, from Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering SK-1 to the high-tech Orlan and EMU suits used on the International Space ...
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), a Soviet Air Force lieutenant, was chosen to be the first human to travel into outer space. His spacecraft launched and landed on April 12, 1961, in an extremely risky ...
The launch occurred from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan – the same launchpad where Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human in space. After a two-day journey in orbit ...