1962 Press Photo Russia's Cosmonaut Major Andrian Nikolayev's mother - mja94735

Russia's third man in space, Major Andrian Nikolayev, was launched into orbit Saturday. The 32 year old former lumberjack was one of six children born to a collective farm couple in the village of...reaches of the Volga river, according to the Soviet news agency. His mother is shown at left.

Photo is dated 1962.

Photo measures 8 x 8 inches.