First man to space.

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First man to space.

Post by roo7 » 12 Apr 2011 17:38

Today is a very special day.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is being honoured around the world Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of his pioneering flight in space.

Gagarin became the first human in space when he took off aboard a Soviet Vostok capsule on April 12, 1961 and completed nearly a full orbit of the Earth over 108 minutes.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story ... light.html

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The first watch to space from the First Moscow Watch Factory, also known as Poljot, a Sturmanskie, issued to military pilots.

Other known Russian watches that went to space: http://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_space_watches.htm

Sturmanskie
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Strela
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Poljot Chronograph
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Vostok
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First man to space.

Post by funky_banana » 13 Apr 2011 10:22

pew pew happy belated birday to him :lol:
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