Orbital Spaceflight - History

History

  • Sputnik 1 was successfully launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union
  • Vostok 1, launched by the Soviet Union on April 12, 1961, carrying Yuri Gagarin, was the first successful human spaceflight to reach Earth orbit.

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