Vostok 5 and 6 June 4, 2009
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Vostok 5 and 6 were another double launch of spacecrafts. Vostsok 5 was launched on June 14th, 1963 and Vostok 6 was launched two days later on the 16th by the Soviet Union. The Vostok 6 pilot, Valentina Tereshkova, was also the first woman in space. They remained in orbit for three days, and soon after she returned to Earth the Vostok 5 pilot, Valery Bykovsky, landed after 5 days. This currently holds the record for the longest mission by a single-seated spacecraft.
Vostok 3 and 4 June 1, 2009
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Vostok 1 carried the first person in space. Vostok 2 was the first to spend a full 24 hours in orbit. But Vostok 3 and 4 were the first spacecrafts to complete a two-spaceship mission. Vostok 3 was launched on Aug. 11th 1962, and Vostok 2 was launched a day later on Aug. 12th. They both returned to Earth on Aug. 15th 1962. The Vostok 3 pilot, Adrian Nikolayev, and the Vostok 4 pilot, Pavel Popvich, flew within 6.5 km of eachother.
Vostok 2 June 1, 2009
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Although the Vostok 1 is more famous for carrying the first person in space, the Vostok 2 was the first spaceship to have people in space for over a day. It was launched on Aug. 6th 1961, and returned on Aug. 7th 1961, with the captain Gherman Titov. He was also the first person to experience space sickness.
Vostok 1 May 26, 2009
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On April 12th, 1961 the Soviets sent a spaceship called Vostok 1 into space. This was a great historical event, because onboard the Vostok 1 was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin, the first person to ever fly in space.
