… and was then forced to lie about the mission so that the CCCP would get (in their mind) more prestiege on the international stage.
Cheezman42 on
Not russian, ussr🤦🏼♂️.
great_anna_blvck on
That R-7 rocket family is such a workhorse. It’s amazing that the basic design is still so recognizable in the Soyuz launches today. 65 years and it still looks futuristic in its own way.
DaveVdE on
On April 24 1967, The Soyuz 1 parachute failed to deploy causing Vladimir Komarov become the first fatality in the history of spaceflight.
Stories circulate that in his final moments he was cursing at the engineers, but that’s not official.
Kardinal on
The name “Gagarin” may be one of those that is remembered as long as humanity exists. People like him are a single symbol of the dreams and effort and genius of humanity working together to accomplish something great.
Yes, the motives were not pure. But as a species we should celebrate our great achievements and let them inspire us and future generations.
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… and was then forced to lie about the mission so that the CCCP would get (in their mind) more prestiege on the international stage.
Not russian, ussr🤦🏼♂️.
That R-7 rocket family is such a workhorse. It’s amazing that the basic design is still so recognizable in the Soyuz launches today. 65 years and it still looks futuristic in its own way.
On April 24 1967, The Soyuz 1 parachute failed to deploy causing Vladimir Komarov become the first fatality in the history of spaceflight.
Stories circulate that in his final moments he was cursing at the engineers, but that’s not official.
The name “Gagarin” may be one of those that is remembered as long as humanity exists. People like him are a single symbol of the dreams and effort and genius of humanity working together to accomplish something great.
Yes, the motives were not pure. But as a species we should celebrate our great achievements and let them inspire us and future generations.
Gagarin- Public Service Broadcasting
https://youtu.be/wY-kAnvOY80?si=Vip__jLZScrynY1l
And now they can’t launch anyone to space. That era has ended.