Space Rocket History #21 - Cry Havoc and Launch the Dogs of Vostok!

For the Soviet Union, 1960 was a mixed bag of success and failure as it struggled for new achievements in space exploration.  The main driving force was to be the first nation to launch a man into space.  An achievement their adversary, the United States, also desperately wanted.

Vostok on Test Stand

Vostok Flight Plan

Belka and Strelka

Vostok With Third Stage

Vostok Dog Capsule

Card From Dog Capsule

Strelka With Pups