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Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first human in space, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union. A shot from the U.S. documentary "Soviets in Space."
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 12.04.1961
- Date published: 08.11.2009
- Author: Alexander Mokletsov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: A69-2361, Plate
- Media: JPEG, 5852x4134px, 10.9Mb