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Baikonur
Kazakhstan · 45.9646, 63.3052
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1957Sputnik Launched
The first artificial satellite beeped around the Earth, opening the space age.
1961Yuri Gagarin Becomes the First Human in Space
Vostok 1 lifts off from Baikonur, carrying Yuri Gagarin once around the Earth in 108 minutes.
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