Vostok and Voskhod Cosmonauts

Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.

She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935-20 September 2000) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1.

In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space.

Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev (Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев; 26 June 1925-10 January 1970) was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the historic 1965 Voskhod 2 space mission which saw the first space walk.

Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; 2 August 1934-27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31.

As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry three crew members.

Yegorov was selected as a member of the multi-disciplinary team that flew on Voskhod 1.

Between November 1961 and May 1962, he trained as a pilot for "Vostok-4".

which will prepare the team for the Flight: Vostok 6

In February 1962, Ponomaryova was selected in a group of five female cosmonauts to be trained for a Vostok flight.

In February 1962, Kuznetsova was selected from over 400 applicants to join a group of five female cosmonauts to be trained for a solo spaceflight in a Vostok spacecraft.

In February 1962, Yorkina was selected as a member of a group of five female cosmonauts to be trained for a solo spaceflight in a Vostok spacecraft.