On October 12, 1964, the world's first multi-seater spacecraft Voskhod-1 was launched from the Baikonur launch site and put into orbit.

The Voskhod series of spacecraft was based on the legendary Vostok spacecraft. Included in the design of Vokhod-1 for the first time were a soft landing system, an additional attitude control system with ion sensors, improved radio and TV equipment. The crew of Voskhod-1 consisted of: the spacecraft commander Vladimir Komarov, a research engineer Konstantin Feoktistov and a physician Boris Yegorov. It was the first time cosmonauts flew into space without wearing pressure suits.

Their mission included physical, engineering and biomedical experiments, as well as studies of the ability of a team of cosmonauts to work and cooperate in flight in various fields of science and technology. The crew of Voskhod-1 set four world records: the maximum altitude (408 km) and the maximum mass (5320 kg), delivered to such an altitude, as well as the flying distance (669 784.027 km) and mission duration (24 hours 17 minutes) for multi-seater spacecraft. Having fully accomplished its mission, Voskhod-1 successfully landed on October 13.