It was only due to his abilities and drive that their space program ever got off the ground. BTW, so important was he to the Soviet space program that after he died in 1966, that program pretty much fell apart.
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Russia still uses technology copied from the German V2.
I don’t think Gagarin was the first in space.
I read somewhere that the Russians had several who did not survive re-entry before Gagarin finally made it.
I saw a post soviet documentary several years ago about soviet rocketry in the 50’s, leading up to the first manned flight.
One memory I have is of a launch pad fire where the techs were so terrified of failure (a free trip to Siberia or execution) they ran into the burning structure to remove valuable items from the inferno. Several self-immolated.
“Gagarin: First In Space.”
But, but in 1968, Science and Mechanics magazine had a series of articles showing how the Gagarin space shot was “faked”!
There is a problem with this story.
There is a firmament that makes all going to “space” stories impossible.
See Genesis, Chapter 1.
“Holiday Film Recommendation: “Gagarin: First In Space””
I guess they won’t bother honoring the three cosmonauts that attempted, but failed, before Gargarin.
The trailer was better then most American films. The camera work and special were great.
German Titov should not be late with his Communist Party Dues that one time...
Or was it burping during one of Khrushchev’s speeches ???