To conclude our short series of posts on Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 fifty years’ ago, I thought I might put together a few of the best links that I’ve found on the web for those who want to know more about Yuri and his historic flight.
- Yuri Gagarin’s Wikipedia Entry
- YuriGagarin50.org – A comprehensive site dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s Flight Into Space
- BBC Gagarin 50 Years On – The BBC’s micro-site about Gagarin and space flight.
- Sky at Night magazine – I’m afraid you’ll have to find a bookstore or newsagents and buy this one.
- NASA – Yuri Gagarin – NASA’s celebration of Yuri.
- RIA Novosti’s Gagarin Coverage – Russia’s state-owned newsgency’s take on Yury and the celebrations.
- RIA Novosti’s Image Library – Do an advanced search for Gagarin and put in dates from 1960 to 1965.
- Astronautix – This is a fascinating site. Once you’ve finished with Gagarin, have a browse round some of the other articles.
- Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre – Bit difficult to navigate around and translated from Russian but some interesting stuff and photos.
- Yuri Gagarin Flight Video on YouTube – Just turn the sound down.
- Vostok 1 Mission on YouTube
- Propaganda Booklet
- Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin – Generally considered to be the best biography – available from good bookstores everywhere.
Did I miss any? Let me know in the comments.