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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
S-70-56914 |
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| Date : |
01/21/1971
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Title
Memorial Plaque for Yuri Gagarin
Full Description
Dr. George M. Low, acting administrator of NASA, presented to the
USSR on January 21, 1971, a plaque in memory of Soviet Cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin who made the first flight into space on April 12,
1961. Accepting the plaque at the Moscow ceremony was Soviet
Gen. Kuznetsov, commander of the USSR's Star City space base,
where cosmonauts have been training since 1960. Gagarin, who
made history with his 1 hour and 48 minute flight, lost his life
in a training accident on March 27, 1968.
Keywords
Yuri Gagarin George Low General Kuznetsov Plaque Star City John Glenn James McDivitt Neil Armstrong
Subject Category
Astronauts, Soviet People-Cosmonauts,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
S-70-56914
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000150
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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JPEG |
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448 |
171 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1407 |
1050 |
931 |
Large |
JPEG |
2815 |
2099 |
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