Thursday, April 12, 2007
Happy Yuri's Night!
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Many people celebrate this aniversery by hosting parties around the world. You can look for one near you on the Yuri's Night website.
Instead of hosting a party myself, I am posting some related photographs from my recent trip to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This first photo is the exterior of where Yuri Gagarin stayed before his historic launch.
We were able to spend a brief time inside this building. It has been turned into a small museum of sorts. On display are the bed Yuri slept in, one of his uniforms, and a phone which was connected directly to the Kremlin.
One the highlights of our trip was visiting the launch pad. This is where many of space exploration's milestones started including Sputnik 1 (first satellite), Laika (first dog in space), and Valentina Tereshkova (first woman in space). In a far cry from the tours at Kennedy Space Center, we were allowed to walk around on this amazing location.
The launcher itself has some designations to commemorate many of these flights. Here is a closeup view of the one for Yuri's launch.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Many people celebrate this aniversery by hosting parties around the world. You can look for one near you on the Yuri's Night website.
Instead of hosting a party myself, I am posting some related photographs from my recent trip to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This first photo is the exterior of where Yuri Gagarin stayed before his historic launch.
We were able to spend a brief time inside this building. It has been turned into a small museum of sorts. On display are the bed Yuri slept in, one of his uniforms, and a phone which was connected directly to the Kremlin.
One the highlights of our trip was visiting the launch pad. This is where many of space exploration's milestones started including Sputnik 1 (first satellite), Laika (first dog in space), and Valentina Tereshkova (first woman in space). In a far cry from the tours at Kennedy Space Center, we were allowed to walk around on this amazing location.
The launcher itself has some designations to commemorate many of these flights. Here is a closeup view of the one for Yuri's launch.
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