emma royd Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 On 12 April 1961, aboard the Vostok 3KA-3, Gagarin became both the first human to travel into space, and the first to orbit the earth. Sadly the Russians did not look after their hero and he was killed in very bizzare circumstances in a plane crash 7 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Sadly it is somewhat likely that he wasn't actually first man in space, but just that he was the first man to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishcake Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Sadly it is somewhat likely that he wasn't actually first man in space, but just that he was the first man to return. please elaborate on this, sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 please elaborate on this, sounds interesting read all about it. I'm not sure myself, but the doctored photos and strange transmissions received by radio amateurs are creepy at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 please elaborate on this, sounds interesting Seems rather obvious to me. Also, the Russian's refused to admit that Gagarin ejected on his return, so he could in turn claim the altitude record which demanded a landing. Some suspicions surrounding his death too. In fact, the conspiracy nutters are wasting their time directing their attention towards NASA. 1960's Russia must be an untapped goldmine for them. Serious respect to Yuri's bravery though, in undertaking a task in which he must have known his chances of survival were thin. What a fantastic smile as well, must have melted a few girl's hearts at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You might like this article entitled '5 Soviet Space Programs That Prove Russia Was Insane' Quisquose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 You might like this article entitled '5 Soviet Space Programs That Prove Russia Was Insane' Quisquose Very entertaining read. Thanks FJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma royd Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 That all seems like a total flight of fantasy. There is one rather obvious flaw in the conspiracy theory and that is that the Russian flights were monitored around the world, not least by our own Joderel Bank Telescope. The Russians wanted everyone to know about the flight and made sure the world was aware of it so that there would be no denying it happened. So like Sputnik before it the entire flight was tracked by international observers. So unless a previous attempt had blown up on launch Gagarin was the first man to try. And if a previous attempt had blown up on launch they weren't in space anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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