What did Yuri Gagarin say in space?
First words upon returning to Earth, to a woman and a girl near where his capsule landed (12 April 1961) The woman asked: “Can it be that you have come from outer space?” to which Gagarin replied: “As a matter of fact, I have!”
What was Yuri Gagarin’s rocket called?
Vostok 1
Vostok. Vostok, any of a series of manned Soviet spacecraft, the initial flight of which carried the first human being into space. Launched on April 12, 1961, Vostok 1, carrying cosmonaut Yury A. Gagarin, made a single orbit of Earth before reentry.
Is Yuri Gagarin still alive?
March 27, 1968Yuri Gagarin / Date of death
Which astronauts lost in space?
People who have died in space (in chronological order)
| № | Date | Astronaut |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.03.1961 | Valentin Bondarenko |
| 2 | 27.01.1967 | Grissom Virgil |
| 3 | 27.01.1967 | White Edward |
| 4 | 27.01.1967 | Chaffee Roger |
Has anyone been pregnant in space?
Narrator: Scientists have studied a lot of pregnant animals in space, including salamanders, fish, and rats, but not humans. Over 60 women have traveled to space, yet none were pregnant during the trip, let alone gave birth while floating in zero gravity.
How did Vladimir Komarov fall from space?
A parachute failure caused his Soyuz capsule to crash into the ground after re-entry on 24 April 1967, making him the first human to die in a space flight.
How long did the two cosmonauts spend outside the International Space Station?
The two cosmonauts spent more than 6.5 hours outside the orbiting lab. Expedition 67 flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev work outside of the Nauka module to begin configuring the new European Robotic Arm (ERA) during a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Monday, April 18, 2022. (Image credit: NASA TV)
Who are the Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station?
As The Guardian reports, cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev, and Sergey Korsakov are currently onboard the space station and were sent flags for the self-proclaimed republics located in Luhansk and Donetsk. They most likely arrived on the June 3 Russian Progress cargo spacecraft.
How do you honor a cosmonaut in the Soviet Union?
All were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, worn on the left breast and the Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR decoration, worn on the right. This is a list of cosmonauts who have taken part in the missions of the Soviet space program and the Russian Federal Space Agency, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities.
Did Russian cosmonauts stage anti-Ukraine propaganda on the ISS?
The relationship between NASA and Russia got a bit frosty this week after Russian cosmonauts used the International Space Station (ISS) as a staging ground for anti-Ukraine propaganda.