Souvenir USSR Rocket "Vostok" 12-IV-1961 Soviet Space Desktop Collectible
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Souvenir USSR Rocket "Vostok" 12-IV-1961 Soviet Space Desktop Collectible
Vostok was the first spacecraft to carry a human, Yuri A. Gagarin, into space, occurring 25 days prior to the first U.S. suborbital flight. Because of concerns of adverse reactions to due to experiencing weightlessness, the manual controls on the spacecraft were locked prior to launch and the entire flight was under the control of ground personnel.
The spacecraft consisted of a nearly spherical cabin covered with ablative material. There were three small portholes and external radio antennas.