1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1934 - 1968
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1911 - 1978
1907 - 1966
May 3, 1961
Preliminary Report analyzing the results of the Vostok flight of Yuriy Gagarin, prepared by the design bureau in charge of the flight, OKB-1, based in Kaliningrad north of Moscow.
April 26, 1961
Presidium (or Politburo) decree on publicity for the flight of Yuriy Gagarin.
April 13, 1961
Transcript of the State Commission’s interview with Yuriy Gagarin after his mission.
Full Report of Yury Gagarin to the State Commission after his mission, on April 13, 1961.
April 11, 1961
Transcribed notes dictated by Nikita Khrushchev while at Pitsunda on the eve of Gagarin’s flight, on April 11, 1961.
April 3, 1961
Final Presidium (or Politburo) decree, entitled “On the Launch of a Space Satellite-Ship,” approving the launch of a spaceship with a human on board.
March 30, 1961
Memo from representatives of industry, the scientific community, the armed forces, the KGB, and the space designer community to the Central Committee report on final preparations for piloted spaceflight and asking for permission to launch a spaceship with a human on board.
March 24, 1961
Report to Central Committee from industrial leaders, military leaders, scientists, and designers on preparations to launch a final automated test flight before actual piloted spaceflight.
October 11, 1960
Decree issued by the Central Committee and the Council of Ministers entitled “On the Object Vostok-3A” approving the plan to carry out a human spaceflight in December 1960.
September 27, 1960
Brief service and political character references for the core group of six cosmonauts training for the first human spaceflight.
