Biography of Gagarin Museum

Parachute jumping. Detachment of the first astronauts. Before the training jump. Gagarin, A. Leonov, P. Nikolaev, G. Shonin and others. Photos of M. Since March of the year have already undergone training for candidates for a group of astronauts, and among those who successfully overcome various barriers, was Yuri Gagarin. They had to make several dozen jumps from different heights, in different conditions.

These were ordinary training jumps that every pilot is supposed to perform. Now it was necessary to master complex jumps according to the instructor program. Particular attention was paid to protracted jumps and water launch. ” The pilots were trained by experienced craftsmen - N. Nikitin and M. to study with such a master was interesting. He taught us a lot: how to leave a plane, how to control the body during a free fall, how to determine the distance to the ground, how to land and led Gagarin on the suspended system of the Borschevsky simulator - landing.

May in a short time I completed about forty jumps. And all of them were not like each other. Each jump was experienced in its own way, each time delivering a mixed feeling of excitement and joy. I liked the languor, covering the body before the jump, and awe, a rush and a whirlwind of the jump itself. Parachute jumps are polished, they shake the will. ” Future astronauts successfully passed training.

They understood that this was one of the important steps, overcoming which, they became closer to their dream - to visit, to work in space. Despite the strict parachute training program, future astronauts also had a personal time that they used to their taste and desire. Theater Square Square of Revolution City Park of Culture and Rest Photo by U. City Center. Kirov Avenue.

Photos of U. were astronauts in Saratov. It was probably on May 1. All astronauts received dismissal and arrived in our city with a “tram”, as we call Omiki. The road bridge connecting Engels and Saratov was not yet. The guide, of course, was Yuri Gagarin. He knew all the sights and willingly showed them to friends.

We were in the center on the avenue, stood at the monument to Chernyshevsky, were in the Lipki park, a city park, possibly at the building of an industrial technical school. This is nearby. We visited the Square of the Revolution, then they parted. Yura visited the houses of Viktor Kalashnikov, a comrade in the airborne club. Are talking about aviation, about families, work.

Gagarin chose time to run to his native technical school. He was vividly interested in everything connected with the life of the technical school, asked about familiar teachers, masters from whom he studied. Monument to N. Chernyshevsky at the entrance to the Park "Lipka".