National Air and Space Museum Archives

Vostok Scrapbook

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0583
Dates:
1961-1964
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
(1 scrapbook)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of documentation pertaining to the Vostok capsule. Included are: engineering drawings by Donald J. Ritchie of the capsule, the cabin instrument panel, the cabin control panel and the ejection seat; detailed pencil drawings of the capsule and the cabin instrumentation, in English and in Russian, most are signed and dated; an article from 'Aviation Week and Space Technology' May 31, 1965, magazine and newspaper clippings; and sixty-five black and white photographs of the capsule, cabin instrument panel, cabin control panel, ejection seat, and space suit.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The former Soviet Union began manned space flight on April 12, 1961, when they launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok space capsule. The single-seat Vostok remained in use for five more flights, until 1964, when it was replaced with the multi-seater space capsule Voskhod.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Frank Winter, Gift, 1996, XXXX-0583, unknown

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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Vostok (manned satellite) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manned space flight Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Astronauts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Outer space -- Exploration -- Soviet Union Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich, 1934-1968 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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