Sotheby’s to auction 1961 Soviet space capsule

Before blasting the first human into space in 1961, the Soviet Union fired off one last test flight of the tiny capsule that would carry Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on his historic mission. The test capsule, Vostok 3KA-2, still scorched from re-entry, will be sold at Sotheby's in New York on April 12, the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight.