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Vostok
Project Summary
The Soviet Union accomplished the feat of placing the first human in space with the launch of Yuri Gagarin on April 13, 1961 in the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin's 1-orbit flight was the first of six Vostok missions that gave the Soviets a commanding lead in the new frontier of space exploration. While the United States' Mercury program was limited to orbital flights of less than one day, Vostok flights lasted as long as five days. Also, on two occasions the Soviets were able to launch two Vostok spacecraft within days of each other, achieving another space first of having two men in space simultaneously. As with the American Mercury program, Vostok was used by the Soviet Union to learn about the space environment and man's adaptability to weightlessness.
Missions Flown
# of Flt.
Date Spacecraft Name Crew Days Mission/Payload
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Manned Flight Details
05/15/60 Vostok (Korabl 1) - - Test flight
07/23/60 Vostok - - Launch failure
08/19/60 Vostok (Korabl 2) - - Test - 2 dogs
12/01/60 Vostok (Korabl 3) - - Test - 2 dogs
12/22/60 Vostok - - Launch failure - 2 dogs
03/09/61 Vostok (Korabl 4) - - Test - 1 dog
03/25/61 Vostok (Korabl 5) - - Test - 1 dog
04/13/61 Vostok 1 1 0 Earth orbit
08/06/61 Vostok 2 1 1 Earth orbit
08/11/62 Vostok 3 1 4 Earth orbit
08/12/62 Vostok 4 1 3 Earth orbit
06/14/63 Vostok 5 1 5 Earth orbit
06/16/63 Vostok 6 1 3 Earth orbit
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