This Day In Space - October 6By KD MartinIn 1969, a group of astronauts change the world. They ride the biggest rocket ever built to the Moon. It's the culmination of 10 years of space pioneering, and the foundation of four decades of exploring worlds beyond our own. Join us for the ongoing story of our greatest adventure.
Voskhod 1 ↔October 6, 1964 - Voskhod 1 Voskhod 1 records: First multi-crew spaceflight. Altitude record (336 km). First crew to fly without spacesuits.Khrushchev was removed from power while the crew was in flight - the crew was cryptically informed that 'there is more in heaven and earth than is dreamt of in your philosophy...'
The Crew Feoktistov, Komarov and Yegorov ↔The U.S.S.R. launched the world's first multi-manned spacecraft, Voskhod I, the first to carry a scientist and a physician into space. The crew were Col. Vladimir Komarov, pilot; Konstantin Feoktistov, scientist; and Boris Yegorov, physician. Potentially dangerous modification of Vostok to upstage American Gemini flights; no spacesuits, ejection seats, or escape tower. One concession was a backup solid retrorocket package mounted on nose of the spacecraft.
A window larger than Gemini's ↔Coming before the two-man Gemini flights, Voskhod 1 had a significant worldwide impact. In the United States, the "space race" was again running under the green flag. NASA Administrator James E. Webb, commenting on the spectacular, called it a "significant space accomplishment." It was, he said, "a clear indication that the Russians are continuing a large space program for the achievement of national power and prestige."
It seems the U.S. is still behind in the space race, although not for long. The forthcoming Gemini missions will deal a serious blow to the Soviet lead in the space race.
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