Vostok (“East”). A type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Watercolor by Joan Mañé

Vostok (“East”). A type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

The spacecraft was part of the Vostok programme, in which six manned spaceflights were made, from 1961–63. Watercolor by Joan Mañé

Vostok ("East"). A type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The spacecraft was part of the Vostok programme, in which six manned spaceflights were made, from 1961–63. Watercolor by Joan Mañé

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