Historical figures in Baikonur Cosmodrome
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1961 to 1975. The most recorded lives are Yuri Gagarin, Alexei Leonov and Gherman Titov. Among them Explorers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Alexei Leonov
in 1975
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…
Gherman Titov
in 1961
1 moment here
Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1961
2 moments here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Moments
- 1961 Pre-launch stay at Baikonur Yuri Gagarin
- 1961 Vostok 1 launch Yuri Gagarin
- 1961 Vostok 2 launch Gherman Titov
- 1975 Boarding Soyuz 19 at Gagarin Start Alexei Leonov