A nice Russian Vostok 1 documentary.
Fancy being a Cosmonaut? Check out the centrifuge and ejection testing from 1:00.
When did computer operators stop wearing labcoats?
Rotate spacecraft to align arrows with direction of Earth before reentry!
Celebrating Cosmonautics Day!
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yes, yes… a bit belated I know (Cosmonautics Day is April 12), but I only just came across this great pic from Subatomic Tourism.
Nice to see that his re-entry vehicle has a blunt body!
First Orbit
April 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fabulous original footage at the start of this film.
The Vostok is such a proper looking rocket.
See here for more details about the film.
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