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Gemini VI-A Astronauts Prepare for Launch But Cancel at Last Minute
Screen reads: 'GREAT FEATS IN SPACE HISTORY' / pan of space center and surrounding area at Cape Canaveral / Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stafford seated with technician assisting him with astronaut suit / Command Pilot Walter Schirra seated...
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The launch of the Vostok 1 rocket at the Cosmodrome
/ Jets of Soviet rocket Vostok 1 / Vostok 1 taking off.
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Vostok 1 rocket is transported to the Cosmodrome
/ Vostok 1 rocket is transported by train to the launchpad at the Cosmodrome / Rocket is lifted into position for launch.
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The Voskok 1 becomes the first manned spaceflight
/ Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1 takes off, becoming the first manned spaceflight, carrying astronaut Yuri Gagarin inside.