Colonel Yuri Gagarin Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL YURI GAGARIN
Born: March 09, 1934 in Klushino / Smolensk Oblast / Russia
Died: March 27, 1968 in Novoselovo / Vladimir Oblast / Russia
Colonel Yuri A. Gagarin was born on a collective farm in a region west of Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. His father was a carpenter. Yuri attended the local school for six years and continued his education at vocational and technical schools.
Yuri Gagarin joined the Russian Air Force in 1955 and graduated with honors from the Soviet Air Force Academy in 1957. Soon afterward, he became a military fighter pilot. By 1959, he had been selected for cosmonaut training as part of the first group of USSR cosmonauts.
Yuri Gagarin flew only one space mission. On April 12, 1961 he became the first human to orbit Earth. Gagarin's spacecraft, Vostok 1, circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour. The flight lasted 108 minutes. At the highest point, Gagarin was about 327 kilometers above Earth.
Once in orbit, Yuri Gagarin had no control over his spacecraft. Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer program sending radio commands to the space capsule. Although the controls were locked, a key had been placed in a sealed envelope in case an emergency situation made it necessary for Gagarin to take control. As was planned, Cosmonaut Gagarin ejected after reentry into Earth's atmosphere and landed by parachute.
Colonel Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 when the MiG-15 he was piloting crashed near Moscow. At the time of his death, Yuri Gagarin was in training for a second space mission.
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COLONEL YURI GAGARIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 253422Signed photograph showing the three famous cosmonauts laughing and at ease. Photograph signed: "Gagarin" "Titov" and "Popovich" in Russian. B/w, 4½x3½ overall, image 4½x2¾ (one surface).
Price: $1,600.00
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COLONEL YURI GAGARIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 264357Iconic Signed Photograph: Space pioneers Gagarin, Popovich, and Nikolayev. Photograph signed: "Gagarin", "Popovich" and "Nikolayev" in Russian. B/w, 6¼x5¼ overall, image 6¼x4½ (one surface).
Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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COLONEL YURI GAGARIN - INSCRIBED INVITATION SIGNED - HFSID 257026He signs as a featured speaker at the Moscow University Aviation Club Inscribed Invitation signed: "[untranslated inscription]/ Gagarin" in Russian, 4p, 4x5½. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space aboard Vostok 1.
Price: $1,400.00