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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : voskhod1964
Date : 10/12/1964

Title

Voskhod 1 Cosmonauts

Full Description

From left to right, Vladimir Komarov, Boris Yegorov, and Konstaning Feoktistov, the crew of the first Voskhod spacecraft, make their way to the launch pad on October 12, 1964, prior to the launch. Note their causal attire, a contrast to the bulky suits worn on the earlier Vostok flights. With the growing concern that the American project Gemini would be the first multi-manned spaceflight, the Soviets began to design their own three-man spacecraft, Voskhod. Achieving another space first, the Soviets launched Voskhod 1 on October 12, 1964. Yegorov, the first trained medical doctor in space, conducted several medical experiments. The mission was declared a success when the cosmonauts safely landed in Kazakhstan on October 13th.

Keywords

Komarov Yegorov Feoktistov Voskhod

Subject Category

Soviet People-Cosmonauts

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: voskhod1964
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000174

Source Information

  • Original Source: DIGITAL
  • Source/Capture Information: Peter Gorin

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 55 72 6
Small JPEG 393 512 131
Medium JPEG 920 1200 770
Large JPEG 1839 2400 2,766

Publication Information

Image from the files of Peter Gorin. Image and caption from Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945- 1974 (NASA SP-2000-4408) by Asif A. Siddiqi. Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
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