Vostok (spacecraft)

The first generation of Soviet crewed spacecraft, carrying a single person. Vostok 1 carried the first human into space (12 Apr 1961) - Yuri Gagarin, who orbited Earth once on a flight of 118 min. Crew were recovered over land after ejection from the capsule at 7000 m/23 000 ft altitude after re-entry. The last Vostok flight carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space (Vostok 6, 16 Jun 1963). Voskhod (‘Sunrise’) was an intermediate-generation Soviet-crewed spacecraft following Vostok and preceding Soyuz; it made only two flights, in 1964 and 1965.

Spaceflight

The Soviet Vostok programme of human spaceflight. The Vostok spacecraft used in that programme and also the basis of a reconnaissance satellite. The Vostok rocket, used to launch the Vostok spacecraft. Vostok, a crater explored by the Mars rover Opportunity. Vostok Station is a Russian (originally Soviet) Antarctic research station. Lake Vostok beneath the Vostok base, which may provide conditions similar to those on icy Jovian moons, like Europa. Vostok Island in the Pacific Ocean. Vostok watches is a brand of watch, made in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia. Vostok, Primorsky Krai, an urban settlement in Krasnoarmeysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Vostok, an Xbox-exclusive map to the game Counter-Strike. Valentina Vostok, a fictional character by DC Comics. Vostok metro station in Minsk, Belarus. Vostok, a motorcycle company. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.