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  1. Jun 5, 2021 · Learn about the history and meaning of the terms cosmonaut and astronaut, and how they relate to the International Space Station and the space race. Find out who were the first cosmonauts and astronauts in space and what they do.

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  2. The Cosmonaut ( El Cosmonauta) is a Spanish science-fiction film, directed by Nicolás Alcalá and produced by Carola Rodríguez and Bruno Teixidor. It premiered in May 2013. The first feature-length project of Riot Cinema Collective is notable for its use of crowdfunding and Creative Commons license in its production. Plot.

  3. Apr 29, 2024 · 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. Learn more about Gagarin in this article.

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  4. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova [a] [b] (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

  5. Apr 7, 2021 · Universal History Archive/Getty Images. 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...

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  7. List of cosmonauts. The first eleven Soviet cosmonauts, July 1965. Back row, left to right: Leonov, Titov, Bykovsky, Yegorov, Popovich; front row: Komarov, Gagarin, Tereshkova, Nikolayev, Feoktistov, Belyayev. All were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, worn on the left breast and the Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR decoration, worn on the right.

  8. Feb 25, 2020 · Learn how the Soviet Union chose its first group of cosmonauts in 1959 and 1960, and how they trained for the Vostok missions. See photos of the cosmonauts, their medical evaluations, and their spacecraft.