Google New Logo: Yuri Gagarin - Russian Astronaut

[horisly]

Google New Logo: Yuri Gagarin - Russian Astronaut
Abstract: I just found that Google launch a new logo which named an Russian Astronaut: Yuri Gagarin. April 12 2007 is the 46th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space.

Author: Horisly's Space

Yuri Gagarin was born near Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. He died on March 27, 1968. Yuri joined the Soviet Air Force in 1955. By 1959, he was training to become a cosmonaut.

On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth! The name of his spacecraft was Vostok 1. Vostok 1 had two sections. One section was for Yuri. The second section was for supplies needed for Gagarin to live such as oxygen and water.


Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour. The flight lasted 108 minutes.
Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer. Yuri Gagarin did not land inside of Vostok 1. He ejected from the spacecraft and landed by parachute.

Yuri Gagarin was killed in a plane crash before he could travel in space a second time.


Detail Profile of Yuri Gagarin:

Colonel Yuri A. Gagarin was born on a collective farm in a region west of Moscow, Russia on March 9, 1934. His father was a carpenter. Yuri attended the local school for six years and continued his education at vocational and technical schools.

Yuri Gagarin joined the Russian Air Force in 1955 and graduated with honors from the Soviet Air Force Academy in 1957. Soon afterward, he became a military fighter pilot. By 1959, he had been selected for cosmonaut training as part of the first group of USSR cosmonauts.

Yuri Gagarin flew only one space mission. On April 12, 1961 he became the first human to orbit Earth. Gagarin's spacecraft, Vostok 1, circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour. The flight lasted 108 minutes. At the highest point, Gagarin was about 327 kilometers above Earth.

Once in orbit, Yuri Gagarin had no control over his spacecraft. Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer program sending radio commands to the space capsule. Although the controls were locked, a key had been placed in a sealed envelope in case an emergency situation made it necessary for Gagarin to take control. As was planned, Cosmonaut Gagarin ejected after reentry into Earth's atmosphere and landed by parachute.

Colonel Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 when the MiG-15 he was piloting crashed near Moscow. At the time of his death, Yuri Gagarin was in training for a second space mission.


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[Bondat]

Nice logo made by Google to commemorate Yuri Gagarin's contribution to the world. Thanks for sharing.

[grg]

And what's the problem with that?

[gogiants]

Two aliens try to catch the baseball.
Good logo design.

[horisly]

google global is a well thought of company.
but google china is suffering tough debate with Sohu, what a pity.

[Rohit patel]

Good Logo design by Google. Thanks fo sharing good information with photos details.

[horisly]

never see that before.

is a image ads?

[ugyen]

Good Design, Google are pretty much good at it.

[horisly]

Originally Posted by ugyen

Good Design, Google are pretty much good at it.

yes, i really appreciated google.

and i wonder that how many google products you guys using ?

for me:
google chinese IME, web search, alerts, analytics, blogger, calendar, docs and spreadsheets, gmail groups, picasa, reader, search history, talk, webmaster tools

and you?

[CountryBoy]

I think today is a big event in Russia - a public holiday or similar. That would explain the interest.

[boyponga]

Oh, I saw it, that is why Google have their logo changed. Gagarin is indeed a legend.

[NewBoy]

Originally Posted by gogiants

Two aliens try to catch the baseball.
Good logo design.

It is not a golf ball It is a Vostok 1 reentry capsule that Gagarin flew in.

Originally Posted by CountryBoy

I think today is a big event in Russia - a public holiday or similar. That would explain the interest.

Even though this holiday is widely celebrated in Russia, the real point is that April 12th is the day human exploration of space started.

It is not just a Russian holiday, it is humanity's achievement holiday and thus regarded world-wide.

[horisly]

Originally Posted by NewBoy

It is not a golf ball It is a Vostok 1 reentry capsule that Gagarin flew in.



Even though this holiday is widely celebrated in Russia, the real point is that April 12th is the day human exploration of space started.

It is not just a Russian holiday, it is humanity's achievement holiday and thus regarded world-wide.

yes, you are right, it was a big breakthrough of human.

[NashTax]

Looks nice, I like it.

[toby]

looks pretty cool. but isn't it the fact that google changes the logo frequently based on the date?