First Soviet cosmonaut squad. Front row, left to right: P. Popovich, V. Gorbatko, Y. Khrunov, Yuri Gagarin, chief designer Sergei Korolev, N. Koroleva with Popovich's daughter Natasha, Ye. Karpov, head of cosmonaut group, parachute jumping instructor N. Nikitin and doctor Y. Fyodorov. Back row, left to right: A. Leonov, A. Nikolayev, M. Rafikov, D. Zaikin, B. Volynov, G. Titov, G. Nelyubov, Valery Bykovsky and G. Shonin. Third row, left to right: V. Filatyev, I. Anikeyev and P. Belyayev. [16 from original group of 20 trainee cosmonauts are pictured. 11 of these flew in space.]
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Lifestyle & Leisure, Science & Technology
- Location: Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia
- Event date: 27.05.1961
- Date published: 27.09.2004
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 86-6858, 6x9 film
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