Vostok (spacecraft)

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Vostok (spacecraft). 1 connected concept: Space Race (related to).

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Vostok was a class of spacecraft developed by the Soviet Union for single-pilot missions.
The design was the first to successfully carry a human into space.
Yuri Gagarin piloted the first crewed flight of this spacecraft class on 12 April 1961.
The spacecraft was specifically engineered for orbital human spaceflight.

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Vostok was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union.

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Related toSpace Race90%
Soviet counterpart to the Mercury program
This series of missions achieved the first human spaceflight and the first woman in space, establishing early Soviet dominance.
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Vostok was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

50Vostokarev — Памятная монета Республики Казахстан «Космический корабль «Восток» из серии «Космос» - 50 тенге - реверсWikimedia Commons; Национальный банк Республики Казахстан; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Vostok program

Vostok and Voskhod crew seating — Wikimedia Commons file from Category:Vostok program for Vostok (spacecraft).Wikimedia Commons; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Vostok program

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