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50th anniversary of Gagarin's journey into outer space

Hurricane91

Hurricane91

SOH-CM-2023
Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off in Vostok I and made the first successful flight of a human in outer space.

A toast to Colonel Gagarin and the Vostok I support crew.
 
Happy Yuri Gagarin Day!

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Those Russian rockets always remind me of the Tintin books!
100 years of powered flight/50 years of space flight...wonder which is the bigger leap?

EDIT: Shot from the ISS, First Orbit is a movie tribute to that first flight:
http://www.firstorbit.org/join-us
 
Wing_Z said:
Those Russian rockets always remind me of the Tintin books!
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Yes but you can see them elsewhere than in the Tintin comics, the Soyuz launchers bring supplies to the ISS and will work in a partnership with Arianespace. From Baikonour they can launch 1.5 tons satellites, but near the equator they can launch 3 tons ! .This will complete the offer beetween the VEGA and ARIANE 5 rockets.

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