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Vostok 5

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Vostok 5 was a Soviet spacecraft launched on June 14, 1963, as part of the Vostok program. This program was notable for carrying the first human into space, Yury Gagarin, on Vostok 1 in 1961. Vostok 5's mission was significant because it orbited in conjunction with Vostok 6, which carried the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. The two spacecraft traveled in close proximity, paving the way for future space dockings. Vostok 5 itself set a record for the longest solo spaceflight at the time. The Vostok program consisted of six missions between 1961 and 1963, each carrying a single cosmonaut.1

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