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Gagarin Yuri . 1934--68, Soviet cosmonaut: made the first manned space flight (1961) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Meanwhile, with a dream team consisting of engineers Sergei Korolev and Vasily Mishin and fearless (if often expendable) cosmonauts such as Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, the Soviets' program enjoyed a string of successes: the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite; as well as Sputnik 2, the first craft to take an animal into orbit; and Luna 1 and 2, the first objects to escape Earth's orbit and reach the moon, respectively. In May 1961, shortly after the Soviet Union placed Yuri Gagarin into orbit, President John F. Co-sponsored by Bard College, Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and its Gagarin Center for Human Rights, and Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), the conference brought together for intensive dialogue and discussion, over 300 participants and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), consisting of experts, scholars, activists and practitioners from all over the world. |
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