Soviet Union Puts a Human in Space
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Discovery, Exploration, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology, Astronauts, Cosmonauts
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Kazakhstan
- Date: April 12, 1961
Article abstract: The Soviet Union puts a human in space, launching a new era of exploration and demonstrating that humans can survive the rigors of spaceflight.
Summary of Event
The space age was inaugurated with the launching of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, yet astronautics originated in the late nineteenth century. Konstantine E. Ziolkovsky, the “founding father” of Russian space science, predicted in 1898 that a space rocket could be constructed using liquid fuel and liquid oxygen capable of thrusting humans into space. It has been reported that...
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