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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
Continuing the celebration of Yuri Gagarin's orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 back in 1961, First Orbit is a documentary film that joins archive footage of the event with modern shots taken from the International Space Station (ISS). The filmmaker, Christopher Riley, collaborated with the European Space Agency to see if it would be possible to film the same
As you'll know from all the coverage, yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first orbit of the Earth by a human. Back in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, it was a demonstration of superiority by one superpower over another rather than any altruistic motive that sent him into space. Regardless of how it was