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Jun 5, 2021 · Learn about the history and meaning of the terms cosmonaut and astronaut, and how they relate to the International Space Station and the space race. Find out who were the first cosmonauts and astronauts in space and what they do.
- 23 Facts About The ISS
Today officially marks 20 years since the International...
- The Space Race
Over the last few decades, there have been enormous advances...
- 23 Facts About The ISS
The Cosmonaut (El Cosmonauta) is a Spanish science-fiction film, directed by Nicolás Alcalá and produced by Carola Rodríguez and Bruno Teixidor. It premiered in May 2013. The first feature-length project of Riot Cinema Collective is notable for its use of crowdfunding and Creative Commons license in its production.
May 14, 2013 · A Soviet cosmonaut returns to a deserted planet after a space mission and tries to find his loved ones. The film is a crowd-funded project by Nicolás Alcalá, with mixed reviews and ratings on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Nicolás Alcalá
- 2013-05-14
Jun 19, 2024 · Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut who on April 12, 1961, became the first man to travel into space. His Vostok 1 spacecraft orbited Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude of 187 miles, bringing Gagarin immediate worldwide fame.
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Apr 7, 2021 · Universal History Archive/Getty Images. While the faces of Nasa's Mercury Seven were splashed across the world's media, Russia's cosmonauts trained in secret, hidden from public view. On 13 April...
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Сергей Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer, former cosmonaut and former head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
List of cosmonauts. The first eleven Soviet cosmonauts, July 1965. Back row, left to right: Leonov, Titov, Bykovsky, Yegorov, Popovich; front row: Komarov, Gagarin, Tereshkova, Nikolayev, Feoktistov, Belyayev. All were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, worn on the left breast and the Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR decoration, worn ...
