Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Sputnik 9)
Launch Date
March 9, 1961
Craft
Vostok
Status
Past
Crew
0
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Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Sputnik 9)
Launch Date
March 9, 1961
Craft
Vostok
Status
Past
Crew
0
Crafts
Vostok
Vostok
Vostok was the first spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. Officially known as Vostok 3KA, the single-person vehicle did not have landing equipment and all Soviets who flew on it had to eject at 7 km and parachute to the ground. The program completed six human flights and proved that people could live in space for several days.