Articles tagged "Gagarin"


This article focuses on the watches that were used in Russian Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz space programs and worn by cosmonauts Gagarin, Leonov and Gubarev.

During the cold war, the USSR and USA competed fiercely in the Space Race to get to the Moon. This competition resulted in historic events achieved on both sides. On the Russian side, Yuri Gagarin achieved the first flight aboard Vostok 1 in the outer space, whereas Alexei Leonov successfully walked in space outside of the spaceship during the Voskhod 2 mission.


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