List of cosmonauts - Wikipedia
WEBThis 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. Soviet and Russian cosmonauts born outside Russia are marked with an asterisk and their place of birth is shown in an additional list .
Yuri Gagarin | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut who on April 12, 1961, became the first man to travel into space. His Vostok 1 spacecraft orbited Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude of 187 miles, bringing Gagarin immediate worldwide fame.
A Cultural History of Soviet Cosmonauts - Smithsonian Voices
WEB3 days ago · Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarinis the featured on this cover art. University of Florida Press. Cathleen S. Lewis, a curator in the space history department at the National Air and Space Museum, ...
A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space
WEBFeb 4, 2024 · Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday. The 59-year-old has now spent more than 878 days and 12 hours in space, surpassing fellow Russian Gennady Padalka, who set the previous record of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 …
878 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for time spent in …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Over the weekend, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a new mark for most total days spent off Earth, eclipsing the 878 days, 11 hours and 30 minutes of his countryman Gennady Padalka, according...
Yuri Gagarin - Wikipedia
WEBYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [a] [b] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.
Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk
WEBApr 25, 2024 · In a view from his helmet-mounted camera, Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub uses his hands to manually deploy a bulky radar system panel during a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station ...
How Russia's cosmonauts trained for space - BBC
WEBApr 7, 2021 · While the faces of Nasa's Mercury Seven were splashed across the world's media, Russia's cosmonauts trained in secret, hidden from public view. On 13 April 1961, Soviet newspaper Izvestia’s...
Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko sets world record for most time …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · A Russian cosmonaut has set a world record for the most time spent in space on Sunday, after logging more than 878 days or nearly two-and-a-half years. As of 0830 GMT, Oleg Kononenko overtook the...
Astronaut and cosmonauts return to Earth after getting stuck in …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · A Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest US spaceflight – a...
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