Cosmonaut Collection (page 5)

Soyuz manned spacecraft in museum
Soyuz manned spacecraft in Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan, with control panel

Russian space shuttle Buran at Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Controls on a Vostok-type ejector seat. Photographed at the British Councils Gagarin in Britain exhibition in London in 2011

Yuri Gagarin statue in a park in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tail of Russian space shuttle Buran at Baikonur space museum, Kazakhstan

Gagarin in Cuba C014 / 0750
Gagarin in Cuba. Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968, centre), waving to locals during his visit to Havana, Cuba

Tereshkova and Korolyov C014 / 0749
Tereshkova and Korolyov. Soviet cosmonaut and first woman in space, Valentina Vladimironva Tereshkova (b.1937) talking to the Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov

Crew of Soyuz TMA-07M in training C018 / 2325
Space Station crew. Three members of the Soyuz TMA-07M crew that formed part of the Expedition 34/35 team on the International Space Station

ISS Expedition 32 crew, August 2012 C016 / 4208
ISS Expedition 32 crew. Astronauts and cosmonauts inside the Kibo laboratory module of the International Space Station (ISS)

Astronaut plant experiment on the ISS C016 / 4206
Astronaut plant experiment on the ISS. Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (born 1973), Expedition 28 flight engineer, checking the progress of a plant experiment on the International Space Station (ISS)

Cosmonaut Komarov at presentation C016 / 2695
Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov (1927-67), Russian-Soviet cosmonaut. Komarov is at right, at left is Deputy Prime Minister of the USSR Konstantin Rudnev

Gagarins pilot license. Pilot license of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968). Gagarin made the first manned spaceflight on 12th April 1961

Cosmonauts in training C014 / 0154
Cosmonauts in training. Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Mendez (right, born 1942) and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko (centre, born 1944) during water landing training for the Soyuz 38 mission

GAGARIN, Yuri Alexeievich (1934-1968). Soviet aviator and astronaut. Welcoming acts due to the visit of the Soviet cosmonaut

(1937-). Soviet cosmonaut and first woman to visit outer space. Photograph, 1960s
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA (1937-). Soviet cosmonaut and first woman to visit outer space. Photograph, 1960s

Mural depicting Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first human in space, and Mongolian people with white doves, signifing peace and friendship between two countries, built in 1970s Communist era

Crew of the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 35
The crew of Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 35 in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre before their flight on 9 April 1980. Both Valeri Ryumin (left) and Leonid Popov are space veterans

Cosmonaut training, Soyuz TMA-8 crew. Commander Pavel Vinogradov training in a spacesuit at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazahkstan, in preparation for the Soyuz TMA-8 mission

Cosmonaut Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000). Major Titov was the second Soviet in space. He completed 17 orbits of the Earth on 6-7th August 1961

Yuri Gagarin visiting Budapest, Hungary in 1961
Yuri Gagarin. View of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, visiting Budapest, Hungary, in 1961. Gagarin made his flight in the Vostok 1 spacecraft on April 12, 1961

Valentina Tereshkova, female cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova (1937- ), in Vostok 6. Tereshkova was the first woman in space. Sent into space by the Soviets largely as a means of having women cosmonauts before the USA

Soyuz TMA-11 space crew. The crew of Soyuz TMA 11 was made up of Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (top), Peggy Whitson (bottom) and Yuri Malenchenko (not seen)

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova

Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, before the launch of the Soyuz TM6 mission to the Mir Space Station. Polyakov launched with two other cosmonauts from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Cosmonaut Titov, Soyuz TM-4 mission, 1987
Titov before the Soyuz TM-4 mission, at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in the cockpit of the Soyuz TM-4 spacecraft, in 1987. Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Titov (born 1947) was selected as a cosmonaut in 1976

Soyuz TM-7 mission cosmonauts
Soyuz cosmonauts being interviewed after a successful landing. The cosmonauts are, from left to right, Valery Polyakov, Alexander Volkov and Sergei Krikalev

Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin & Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin (left) & Gherman Titov. Gagarin became the first man to go into space on 12 April 1961. Titov became the third man in space on 6 August 1961

Cosmonaut training

Alexei Leonov, Soviet cosmonaut

Cosmonaut training, Gherman Titov
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000) in training. Major Titov was the second Soviet in space. He completed 17 orbits of the Earth on 6- 7th August 1961

Astronauts Yuri Gagarin & Valentina Tereshkova
Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova, the first man and first woman in space, photographed in 1963. Gagarin made the first manned spaceflight in the Vostok 1 spacecraft on April 12, 1961

Cosmonauts in training tank at Star City, Russia
Cosmonaut training. Cosmonauts undergoing training in a water tank at Star City, Russia. The large water tank is used to allow training for extravehicular activity (EVA)

Belyayev and Leonov, Soviet cosmonauts
Belyayev and Leonov (right), Soviet cosmonauts, in military uniform. Alexei A. Leonov (born 1934) performed the first ever spacewalk (extravehicular activity, EVA)

The crew of Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 37 before launch on 23 July 1980. On the left is Soviet cosmonaut Vikto Gorbatko and on the right is Pham Tuan, the first Vietnamese to fly in space

Cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev, 1962
Voskhod 2 spacecraft. Replica model of the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2. This spacecraft launched on 18 March 1965, carrying Alexei A. Leonov (flight engineer) and Pavel I. Belyayev (commander)

Soviet-French space crew, 1981
French-Soviet space mission training. Clockwise from right are French astronaut Patrick Baudry, and Soviet cosmonauts Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovyov

Apollo-Soyuz Project crew, 1975
Apollo-Soyuz Project crew in July 1975. This was a joint project between the USA and the USSR (flags at left and right). The Soviet cosmonauts (green suits), commander Alexei Leonov (born 1934)

Third Salyut 7 space station crew, 1984
Third Salyut 7 space station crew, after landing near Arkalyk in Kazakhstan, USSR, on 2nd October 1984. From left to right they are: Leonid Kizim, spacecraft commander; Vladimir Solovyov

French-Soviet mission training, 1982
French-Soviet mission training, at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Centre, Star City, near Moscow, USSR, in 1982. From left to right are: Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Solovyov (born 1946)

Cosmonaut in training tank at Star City, Russia
Cosmonaut training. Cosmonaut undergoing spacewalk (extravehicular activity, EVA) training by a mock- up of the Mir space station in a water tank at Star City (Zvezdny Gorodok), Russia

Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Titov (left) and Alexander Serebrov (right) flank Muhammad Faris, the first Syrian cosmonaut. Faris flew aboard the Soyuz TM3 spacecraft

Cosmonaut Titov, Vostok 2, 1961
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000), preparing to be launched into space on the Vostok 2 spacecraft, on 6th August 1961. Titov was the second person to orbit the Earth after Gagarin

Soviet stamp for Vostok 2 mission, 1961
Postage stamp commemorating the Vostok 2 mission. Vostok 2 was a Soviet space mission, which carried cosmonaut German Titov (bottom left) into orbit around the Earth for 25 hours

Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov, 1961
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000), in 1961, training in a module of the Vostok 2 spacecraft. Major Titov was the second person in orbit

Cosmonauts in space clothing
Cosmonauts in soviet space underclothing. Vladimir Dzhnibekov and Victor Savinykh, Soyuz T-13 cosmonauts in their space underwear at the Gagarin Training Centre in June 1985

Swing trainer for cosmonauts
Swing trainer at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Russia. The chair spins to disorient the trainee cosmonaut in order to assess his ability to work in difficult environments

Centrifuge training for cosmonauts
Centrifuge training at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Russia. The centrifuge simulates the forces experienced due to acceleration at launch so that the cosmonaut can be assessed for his

Cosmonaut Charles Simonyi, space tourist
Cosmonaut Charles Simonyi (born 1948) at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Star Town, just outside Moscow, Russia

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In the vast expanse of space exploration, the term "cosmonaut" holds a special place in history. It represents the brave individuals who ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere, pushing the boundaries of human achievement. One such pioneer was Alexei Leonov, who etched his name in the annals of space travel by becoming the first person to walk in space during 1965. The Soviet Union boasted an impressive roster of cosmonauts, including Valentina Tereshkova, who made history as the first woman to journey into space. Her groundbreaking mission aboard Vostok 6 in 1963 shattered gender barriers and inspired countless women around the world to reach for their dreams among the stars. However, it was Yuri Gagarin who forever remains synonymous with being a cosmonaut. As he embarked on his historic voyage onboard Vostok 1 in 1961, Gagarin became humanity's first-ever astronaut and instantly captured global attention. His smile radiated both excitement and courage as he soared through unknown realms. Soviet propaganda celebrated these remarkable achievements with posters commemorating Yuri Gagarin's triumphs. These vibrant artworks depicted him as a national hero—a symbol of Soviet pride and technological prowess that rivaled any other nation during that era. But behind every successful launch stood immense risk and sacrifice. The tragic loss of Vladimir Komarov before Soyuz 1's ill-fated launch in 1967 serves as a somber reminder that this quest for discovery came at great personal cost. Yet even amidst tragedy, these courageous men and women continued to push forward—undaunted by danger or setbacks—to unlock new frontiers for all humankind. Cosmonauts like Yuri Gagarin paved the way for future generations to explore outer space further than ever imagined possible. Their unwavering dedication continues inspiring aspiring astronauts worldwide today—reminding us all that there are no limits when we dare to dream and reach for the stars.