In 1957 the Russians launched the first man-made object out of the Earth's atmosphere. Sputnik. The Russian news agency, Tass, said the satellite Sputnik was 560 miles above the Earth and circling it every hour-and-a-half. Interestingly the Russian spokesman, Dr. Blagonravov, said no one had anything to fear from the Soviet satellite program.
In 1961 Major Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour. He was the first human in space.
In 1965 30-year-old Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov completed a 12-minute spacewalk, the first man to ever do it. Outside his ship the suit began to balloon in the low pressure of space and started to compress him. In response he vented precious air inside the suit into space. He suffered the same effects of decompression sickness that a surfacing diver does and barely pulled himself back on-board the craft.
In 1961 Major Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour. He was the first human in space.
In 1965 30-year-old Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov completed a 12-minute spacewalk, the first man to ever do it. Outside his ship the suit began to balloon in the low pressure of space and started to compress him. In response he vented precious air inside the suit into space. He suffered the same effects of decompression sickness that a surfacing diver does and barely pulled himself back on-board the craft.
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