1961 Vostok 2 Soviet Union Space Mission Rocket Boctok 2 Earth Orbit Pin Badge

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1961 Vostok 2 Soviet Union Space Mission Rocket Boctok 2 Earth Orbit Pin Badge
1961 Vostok 2 Soviet Union Space Mission Rocket Boctok 2 Earth Orbit Pin Badge
Product Description : 1961 Vostok 2 Soviet Union Space Mission Rocket Boctok 2 Earth Orbit Pin Badge
This is a very pretty 1961, Vostok 2 pin badge celebrating the successful launch of Vostok 2. A silver coloured metal badge, the badge face is 3cm wide and has a safety clasp style fastener to the rear. Featuring a red rocket orbiting Earth and the text BOCTOK 2.
Historical Background
Vostok 2 was a Soviet space mission which carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit for a full day in order to study the effects of a more prolonged period of weightlessness on the human body.
Unlike Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1, Titov took manual control of the spacecraft for a short while and managed not to crash it into anything.
The flight was an almost complete success, marred only by a bout of space sickness, a malfunctioning heater that allowed the inside temperature to drop to 6.1 °C (43 °F), and a troublesome re-entry when the re-entry module failed to separate cleanly from its service module.
Titov remains the youngest person to reach space. He was a month short of 26 years old at launch.
Postage and Packing :
The item will be sent by airmail from The Czech Republic.
Please allow 3-4 days delivery time to Europe and up to 7 days worldwide.
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This pin is in the condition described above and as photographed.
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