3 h 20 min, 12 avr. 1961 ans - Yuri Gagarin First Man in Space
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International hero. Travelled in the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
By 1962 the USA had caught up, launching 63 space missions compared to the USSR's 15.
From August 1960, the US Discoverer satellite from space was taking pictures of Soviet terriotory making the U-2 missions undeeded.
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The Cold WAR 1945-1991 Oxford AQA History Timeline
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