To put a man into orbit around the Earth, and do it before the Americans did.
The goal of this mission was to get to space before the US.
The exact cost of building Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft, Vostok 1, is not easily quantified in terms of a single figure, as it was part of the larger Soviet space program. Overall, the Soviet space program's budget in the early 1960s was substantial, with estimates indicating it consumed billions of rubles. Vostok 1 itself was developed as part of a series of missions, with costs spread across various stages of research, development, and infrastructure.
The first woman to fly in space was Valentina Tereshkova aboard Vostok VI in 1983.
In Russian, the word 'Sputnik' is translated to the English word 'Satellite'.The actual name of the SATELLITE was 'Vostok' or 'Vostok 3KA'.
Base on purposed, computers are either general purpose or special purpose. General purpose computers are meant for all manner of tasks while Special purpose computers are tailored for unique task.
Gagarin's spacecraft was known as Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
The name of Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft was Vostok 1.
Yuri Gagarin's spaceship was called Vostok 1.
Yuri Gagarin was carried to space in the Vostok-1 spacecraft (a Vostok 3KA spacecraft), which was carried into space onboard a Vostok-K (more specifically a Vostok-8K72K) rocket.
Vostok 1
Vostok 1
Vostok 3KA-2, also known as Vostok 1.
Vostok 3KA-2.
The cost of the Vostok 1 mission, which sent Yuri Gagarin into space, is estimated to be around $7.2 billion in today's money. This includes the development of the Vostok spacecraft, the launch vehicle, and all associated costs.
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vostok 1
Yuri Gagarin's capsule was a Vostok 3KA-2, named Vostok 1.