Chief designer of the first rocket and space systems academician Sergei Korolev (left) and Soviet space pilot Yuri Gagarin (right) on the eve of the launch.
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts & War, Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 11.04.1961
- Date published: 19.10.2004
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 82-9289, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 2911x3000px, 2.3Mb