When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Vostok program was a Soviet space program project that ran from 1960 to 1963 and ...

For the first time in years, Russia's Soyuz-2 launch vehicle will lift off with a new look, inspired by the rocket that put the world's first human into space. GK Launch Services announced the new ...

At 06:17 GMT, Vostok 1 was in orbit at an altitude of between 91 nautical miles (169 km) and 177 nautical miles (327 km), circling the Earth once every 89.1 minutes.

On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. Vostok 6 was carrying cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman ...

A vintage Vostok space capsule is headed back to its homeland with its new Russian owner, who bought the relic of the early days of human spaceflight for nearly $2.9 million during Sotheby’s ...

Crewed spacecraft have been around since 1961 when the Soviet Union's Vostok carried the first human into space. To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app.

The Vostok model originally came to the Museum many years ago on long-term loan from the Tsiolkovsky Museum in Kaluga, Russia, says Cathleen Lewis, a space history curator at the Museum.