Ivan Ivanisovich

Posted on March 25, 2014 by P Hodkinson

ivan ivanisovich parachuteTRUE STORY – in March 1961 a mannequin called ‘Ivan Ivanovich’ was used to test Vostok and its ejection seat before the manned flights began. Witnesses on the ground thought that ‘Ivan’ was a real cosmonaut after he/it landed.

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