Exploring the Many Faces of Vostok: From Spacecraft to Research Ship

Vostok (Russian: Восток, meaning "East") is a Soviet/Russian word that can refer to several things:

1. Vostok (rocket), a Soviet/Russian spacecraft that was used for manned spaceflight missions, including the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961.
2. Vostok (program), a Soviet/Russian space program that included multiple manned spaceflight missions and scientific research, which ran from 1960 to 1970.
3. Vostok (station), a Russian space station that was launched in 2000 and operated until 2015.
4. Vostok (crater), a crater on the Moon that is named after the Vostok program.
5. Vostok (ship), a type of Soviet/Russian research ship that was used for oceanographic research.

In general, the word "Vostok" is used to refer to anything related to the East or oriented towards the East, and it is often used in Russian names and labels.