Vostok 1

Yuri Gagarin

Space Dog Laika

Statements:
1. America put a man in space only one month after the Vostok 1 mission.
2. The man responsible for designing the mission (Sergei Korolev) was a former soviet prisoner.
3. After Vostok 1, along with receiving many honours, Yuri Gagarin went on a propaganda tour with the first dog in space.

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Soundtrack Attribution:

Sneaky Adventure by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4383-sneaky-adventure 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/