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A series of prototype Vostoks, including at least five with animals and some with a test dummy aboard were used to qualify the spacecraft for human flight.

• Sputnik 4 (Korabl-Sputnik 1)
• Sputnik 5 (Korabl-Sputnik 2)
• Sputnik 6 (Korabl-Sputnik 3)
• Sputnik 9 (Korabl-Sputnik 4)
• Sputnik 10 (Korabl-Sputnik 5)

• Vostok 1 First human spaceflight.
• Vostok 2 First full day in space.
• Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 First dual flight.
• Vostok 5 Longest solo spaceflight.
• Vostok 6Vostok 6 Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission Name Vostok 6 Call Sign (Chayka "Seagull") Number of Crew Members 1 Launch June 16, 196309:29:52 UTC Baikonur LC1 Landing June 19, 196308:20 UTC53° 16' N, 80° 27' E Duration 2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes First woman in space.

Another seven Vostok flights were originally planned, going through to the April of 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil, but these were cancelled as the race to the moon intensified.

Vostok was followed by the Voskhod program.

See also

• Vostok spacecraft
• Vostok rocket
• Voskhod program