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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] [b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.
Note: citizens from the now-defunct East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet Union have also flown in space. Since the first human spaceflight by the Soviet Union, citizens of 48 countries have flown in space. For each nationality, the launch date of the first mission is listed.
The launchpad for the world's first human spaceflight made by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 in 1961, the site was referred to as Site No.1 (Площадка №1, Ploshchadka No. 1) as the first one of its kind. It is also sometimes referred to as NIIP-5 LC1, Baikonur LC1, LC-1/5, LC-1, Pad 1/5 or GIK-5 LC1. At Baikonur, site numbers refer to ...
One Year to Live is a 1925 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by J.G. Hawks and Robert E. Hopkins. The film stars Aileen Pringle, Dorothy Mackaill, Sam De Grasse, Rosemary Theby, Leo White and Joseph Kilgour. The film was released on March 15, 1925, by First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
The most recent person and first geologist to have arrived on the Moon Vladimír Remek, 88th person in space and the first from a country other than the US or the Soviet Union Sigmund Jähn, 91st person in space and the first German Georgi Ivanov, 93rd person in space and the first Bulgarian Phạm Tuân, 97th person in space, and the first ...
U2 3D was the first live-action film to be shot, posted, and exhibited entirely in 3D, [129] the first live-action digital 3D film, [130] and the first 3D concert film. [131] Regarding its production, it was the first 3D film shot using a zoom lens , [ 132 ] an aerial camera , [ 133 ] and a multiple-camera setup . [ 130 ]
Contains a segment set in the International Space Station. 2023 The Challenge [1] [3] [4] Russia: Widely reported by media sources as the first feature-length movie filmed in space. Unlike Return from Orbit, the film's director and lead actress actually filmed in space, for a period of twelve days. Scenes were shot aboard the International ...
The program was the first program to put humans into space, with Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1. [79] Gherman Titov became the first person to stay in orbit for a full day on August 7, 1961, aboard the Vostok 2 . [ 80 ]