i spent some of my childhood in Russia, and even though Gagarin gets hailed as a hero, so does Neil Armstrong in his own regard. They’re both explorers and heroes of humanity
To me this was a victory for humanity (to send one of our own beyond the atmosphere and bring him back alive) same with the moon landing, salute to both the USA and the USSR
@@-xnnybimb-9398 This is a natural consequence of such a huge social boom as information revolution (inventing of internet). It became harder to authorities to manipulate people, therefore they feel free, they do what they want, so the culture downgraded
@@jandor6595 I don't really think so. But it is true that technology has led to the rapid spread of misinformation and degenerative ideas and mindsets that assist the cultural degradation of the world.
And this was kept secret for more than a dozen years, otherwise his flight wouldn't have counted. Eventually truth was known and regulations were modified, allowing Gagarin to legally qualify as the first man is Space.
@@duartesimoes508 "otherwise his flight wouldn't have counted", Why is that? He was first in space, whether it was counted or not. It was a BS law which was recognized and amended later. If the regulators did not modify the rule, it would have hurt the regulation of the organization. Because, Gagarin was first human in space, you cant change it. You cant just say "Oh he parachuted out of his spacecraft so we will not consider the fact that he was the first to be in space", Whether he landed on the spacecraft or he landed with a parachute, the fact of the matter was that he was first in space.
@Rugged-Mongol It's a conspiracy theory peddled by the US government to make US citizens believe the Soviets were "backward" and "technologically illiterate." We can't just be happy that humanity can do things? We have to be skeptical on EVERYTHING?
NON...! what ever progressed you made it is 10 years behind the Russians but in reality is more. The American's NASA and military just visited the Russian places like that which were open for them and they were blowed by those technology even that they been allow to see. now they work on to get and the soviet is still by far ahead of what they showed.
@@elizabethnilsson1815'Soviet', dumbass, not Russian. It was the Soviets that did that. Otherwise I don't know what this crap is you write, the Artemis has gone back to the moon, next will be people again, and neither the Soviets or Russians have ever sent people to the moon. However, today is kind of special as Luna-25 just 'arrived' at the moon. Looks like another awesome Russian "oops".
I am Australian, a NATO country which was opposed to the Soviet Union and Communism during the Cold War, and yet this development still amazes me. I don't care for the country, I don't care for the ideology they use, I am just proud... of the fact that someone got outside of our earth and into the stars above us. It was a beautiful development for science, and the reaction from USA shouldn't have been of panic, but of praise, they should've put down their differences and have a positive outlook on the development of science, in my opinion atleast. I also think it is faulty that they don't teach us of this, they teach us of Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11, but never teach us of Yuri Gagarin.
@tgstudio85 The Soviet Space Program wasn't run by a single person. It had different "leaders." I'd argue this is why it eventually slowed on, along with the lack of funding. Communism was actually great for the space program, as it provided them with remarkable engineers once the captured German ones stopped.
Paraphrasing a comment I've read somewhere else, If you're still wondering why he's considered a hero, just imagine a 10-storey building. Now imagine it with rocket boosters and filled to the brim with rocket fuel with you on top strapped to a tiny chair, whilst ground control tells you "It's going to be fine, Yuri. This time our calculations must be correct"
@@church6882 It was supposed to be him, instead of Gagarin, but they Soviets thought he was too valuable to lose in case of failure and pulled him off the mission.
Пусть звёзды опять нам назначат свидание, Мы слышим разряды космических вьюг… Ты с нами, ты с нами идёшь на задание, Первый, верный, испытанный друг! В лесах за Владимиром сосны столетние, И хмурое солнце под утро встаёт… Не будет, не будет полёта последнего - Помнят люди твой первый полёт. Тебя вспоминают Парижа окраины, Проспекты Москвы и рязанская рожь… А дети на свете играют в Гагарина - Значит, ты на планете живёшь! Всё ближе, всё ближе нам небо бескрайнее, И подвигам в жизни не будет конца. Восходит над миром Созвездье Гагарина - К правде, к свету стартуют сердца.
Interesting to see Gherman Titov (Yuri’s backup) along with Grigori Nelyubov giving Yuri something to munch on while riding the bus to the launch pad. And it was Andrian Nikolayev giving Yuri a hug hug and kiss before climbing on to the gantry.
Numa época difícil para a tecnologia ainda é pouco avançada vamos dizer assim para época como é hoje e os russos mandaram o primeiro ser humano de carne e osso ao espaço que foi Fantástico
Is funny if you think that this, in the present moment, is much more a human achievement than just a URSS or US (In other releases, such as for the moon for example) achievement, because besides the borders that separate countries and states and cities we are all humans and if it weren't for this man in his country, maybe we wouldn't be that far off in space discovery today.
The Russians were far ahead of us in human spaceflight. Once we got our act together, though, we slowly but surely outdid them. Once Moscow realized they were going to lose the race for a manned landing on the moon, they turned to other space-related research & projects. Something that's always bothered me is why Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot upon the moon, never appeared very excited or enthusiastic about it in all the succeeding years. He seemed totally devoid of passion, speaking always in a flat monotone. Perhaps his down-to-earth Ohio upbringing had something to do with it. Virtually all of the other Apollo astronauts were enthusiastic & more than happy to talk about their incredible experiences. One need only compare Gagarin's charismatic thrill over his first earth-orbit triumph with Armstrong's seeming boredom & reticence over his historic moon-landing accomplishment. I can understand modesty & humility in a man, and I'm sure he was well-aware that the U.S. space program was a team effort, but it seems to me he should've felt some obligation to the public in conveying a sense of wonder or emotion . Just not Armstrong's style, I guess.
I once saw a reproduction of the Vostok I and Mercury spacecraft cockpits in a NASA exhibition, and it is like comparing the cockpit of a P-40 with a F-104! The Soviet cockpit is unbelievably crude and simplified, while the one in the Mercury is well laid, very well finished and reminds us any Century series Fighter.
Yes because American government agency is going to be truthful to USSR, yes history definitely shows this 🤦🏻♂️ First satellite in space First animal in orbit First man in space First woman in space First probe on moon First spacewalk First probe on other planet (Venus) First probe on mars First space station USSR didn't just win the space race, they lapped America several times.
Different designers, Different strategies. Mercury had to be advanced. The did not have the R7 or anything like it. Vostok could be crude, but fast and effective.
Hollywood should do a movie about him. Although there is a lack of testosterone in film making these days, they surely should be able to cast a manly enough Guy, he just probably won't be an American actor, however.
It depends on what we really consider the space race, but I think USA won, because even though USSR did many things first, US was always able to catch up, but USSR ultimately didn't land on the Moon at all
Soviets were the first in: Lunar landing, flyby, and orbit Venus landing Mars landing Earth orbit Man, women, and animal in space/orbit. EVA Unmanned docking Space station And module space station.
Russia: first to launch a satellite. Russia: first to send a man into space. US: put a man on the moon....yay we won the space race. Pfft, pretty sure you lost.
The matter of fact the Russians did more trip to the space since 1958 but did not published. before Yurin Gagarin they sent a space ship with the dog and came back... sowing they already in the 50s could make all autopilot in the space work as far back as in the 50s The US was behind at least 10-15 years of the Russians . Still they are in the most technology. the Russians now send robots for to operate the whole work... their space program is EXTREMLY ADVANCED. THEY CAN BASICLY LIVE THERE AND WORK... FOR MONTS WHICH THEY DO.
Я не верю после рассказ дочка Гагарина.... ана сказала всё было сëмка на два неделя до пуск ракеты... сказал всё как зделали, как снимали.... на RU-vid находится интервью
Ion: There were many rumors like that, in those days. Slowly the secret documents and diaries came out, decade after decade. Those stories were baseless myths, it turned out.
@@JamesOberg The best argument is the interview given by his daughter who was a physical part of the event and described the event explicitly... how they filmed the scene... how did they film the staging.. why do you think Putin kept the KGB documents secret until 2052?
They definitely had color film in the 1960s. I have seen color home movies from the very wealthy. Heck color TV was already available. Color TV was commercially available in ( high price) stores beginning in 1953.
@@TheMariemarie16 My point was News reels in color were very rare in that era in Russia. It would have been more common to colorize films years later. Yes I had 8mm color film in 1964 myself (Kodachrome),but news reel was always 16 mm and rarely color.I have dozens of home movies all Kodachrome as one of my first hobbies, in fact consumers were never offered B/W 8mm film ever.The Zapruder film is an example of 1963 8mm consumer film.And yes my uncle owned an RCA color TV from 1954.Our family and friends commented on it regularly.
@@denniss9620USSR started a mass production of color film in 1947 (ДС-1), while there were already development types of film made in the 30s. Here we re talking about 1961...
@@denniss9620 The recording of this event probably was not clasified simply as "propaganda" or "stuff for news" rather than "recording alive comunism history" what makes sense to use the most technological recording system avalaible.
@John Vlogs They got the first man in orbit, but they never reached the moon. The end goal of the space race wasn’t getting to space, it was getting to the moon.
Much as I admire Neil Armstrong and the moon landing it was really a way for the west to throw a hissy fit instead of accepting defeat therefore placed a "finish line" on the moon. I'm a POC and cheer for Russia.Call me a communist I'll call you racist lol.
John Vlogs what did the Russians achieve that the United stars didn’t? We built the most powerful rocket evervbuolt send more Satilites in space than why other country. So why did the Russians do better please explain/
