USSR test pilot Yuri Gagarin returns from Soyuz test flight (1955)

if that's a real photo, it's actually a little terrifying.

Looks about as safe as the actual soyuz capsule

The image and the title are so perfect together

First flight of the Kent family's child

You can see the rudimentary heat-resistant spacesuit worn by Yuri doing its job. Yuri looks happy and comfortable.