Soviet Space Pins Collection. Part 2
Space Pins Collection Part 2
48-49. Geophysical rockets. They had been launched since 1949 to explore athymosphere, space radiation, behaviour of living creatures in space and othere scientific experiments.
50-91. The First man in space, the first cosmonaut Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin. Space ship "Vostok".
50. "Glory to gagarin!". Seems to be one of the very first pins issued to dedicate Gagarin.
64. Human in space. 12.IV.1961.
65. Very rare and nice pin issued specially for the participants of the Communist Party congress.
83. Yuri Gagarin - an outstanding person of Smolensk region. (Yuri Gagarin was born in the town of Gzhatsk of Smolensk region. Now it is named Gagarin.
84. Twenty years to the first manned space flight.
86. Twenty five years to the first manned space flight.
88. The first cosmonaut of the planet of the Earth - Yu.A.Gagarin.
89. 50th anniversary of Gagarin.
90. Japanese pin. It was issued to honour Gagarin's visit to Japan.
91. Cuban pin "Welcome Gagarin!".