the S. P. Korolev RSC Energia Museum in Korolev City. However, during the summer of 2018 it was on a temporary loan to the Space Pavilion at the VDNKh in Moscow. In 2011, documentary film maker Christopher Riley partnered with European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli to record a new film of what Gagarin would have seen of the Earth from his spaceship, by matching historical audio recordings to video from the International Space Station following the ground path taken by Vostok 1. The resulting film, First Orbit, was released online to celebrate the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight. See also Vostok was the lead ship of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who discovered Antarctica during the Russian expedition to the south polar region in 1819–1820. Some sources connect the name Vostok 1 to Bellingshausen's ship. Spaceflight Note Citations References (Anton Pervushin. 108 minutes which changed the world; in Russian) External links Gagarin's Start – short video by Roscosmos including the preparation, Gagarin's flight, and Gagarin back on Earth Vostok 1 – Encyclopedia Astronautica The First Man In Space – NASA/JPL translation of Soviet Radio and Newspaper Reports – May 1, 1961 An analysis of the flight of Vostok 1 – Sven Grahn transcript of Gagarin's radio conversations with ground stations, starting 2hrs before launch, and other related documents Sotheby's Auction House Results Spacecraft launched in 1961 1961 in the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin Human spaceflights Vostok program Spacecraft which reentered in 1961 April 1961 events Soviet inventions