The Vostok program was a Soviet space program project that ran from 1960 to 1963 and achieved many spectacular milestones in spaceflight, including placing the first man in space, the first woman ...

The Vostok has a generator, wiring, and light bulbs, and the Mercury model has a plug and has flashing lights.” (Unfortunately, the Museum’s display won’t incorporate these design elements.

On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. Vostok 6 was carrying cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman ...

Sotheby's is auctioning off a Russian space capsule identical to the one Yuri Gagarin rode in to become the first human in space in 1961. The Vostok 3KA-2 capsule is expected to fetch between $2 ...

Australian beer company 4 Pines Brewing and space-engineering firm Saber Astronautics Australia are building a special bottle for their pioneering "Vostok Space Beer, which was named after the vehicle ...