[FPSPACE] Exact times of announcements of early Vostok missions

[Geoff Richards]

According to several sources that I've got, there was a Tass broadcast
starting at 0659 or 0700 UT, while Gagarin was over the Pacific.  In
addition, it was later revealed that the TV broadcasts from Vostok showing
Gagarin's face were intercepted by US agencies.

Geoff

2009/11/4 JAY RESPLER <JRespler at superlink.net>

> James Oberg wrote:
>
> In a review I'm preparing of claims made in the latest
> "Ilyushin was first" Hollywood documentary, I need
> to confirm some facts I used in 'Red Star in Orbit' (1981)
> that were based on material in Daniloff's "Kremlin and
> the Cosmos".
>
> specifically, the clock times on April 12, 1961, of the
> Soviet news announcements regarding the progress of
> the 'Vostok' flight. The first press annnouncement, according to
> my data, occurred while Gagarin was still in flight. I want to
> verify this.
>
> That's true. I've mentioned before that based on early hints, I may be the
> only person to stay up late that night to hear the first reports of his
> launch. It came about an hour into the flight. 1am EST? I followed flight
> reports till about 5am when successful  recovery was announced. I only went
> to bed after I knew he was safe, then got up a few hours later to keep up
> with the news.
>
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