Yuri Gagarin's note written after his flight around the Earth:
Flying around the Earth in a satellite ship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let’s preserve and replenish this beauty, and not destroy it!
#FirstInSpace
Flying around the Earth in a satellite ship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let’s preserve and replenish this beauty, and not destroy it!
#FirstInSpace
Two schoolgirls witnessed the landing of Yuri Gagarin and described a huge ball that bounced on the ground as it landed.
A farmer and her daughter came upon Gagarin dressed in his orange spacesuit and dragging his parachute and backed away in fear.
He told them, "don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!"
#FirstInSpace
A farmer and her daughter came upon Gagarin dressed in his orange spacesuit and dragging his parachute and backed away in fear.
He told them, "don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!"
#FirstInSpace
👉🏻 A crater on the Moon is named for Gagarin.
👉🏻 ...As is asteroid 1772 Gagarin
👉🏻 More than 500 people have gone into space since Gagarin.
👉🏻 Every year, people around the world celebrate Yuri’s night on April 12.
#FirstInSpace
👉🏻 ...As is asteroid 1772 Gagarin
👉🏻 More than 500 people have gone into space since Gagarin.
👉🏻 Every year, people around the world celebrate Yuri’s night on April 12.
#FirstInSpace
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“Having orbited Earth in a spaceship, I saw for the first time how beautiful our planet is.
People, let us preserve and increase this beauty and not destroy it!”
— Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
🚀 The world changed forever in those moments when Vostok-1 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and Yuri #Gagarin became the first person in history to enter Earth’s orbit and circle our planet. This collective feat of the entire Soviet Union, its scientists, and cosmonauts marked the beginning of the space era in human history.
🌏 Before the launch of the spacecraft, Yuri Gagarin addressed the people of the entire planet with these inspiring words:
#CosmonauticsDay #Gagarin #FirstInSpace
People, let us preserve and increase this beauty and not destroy it!”
— Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
🚀 The world changed forever in those moments when Vostok-1 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and Yuri #Gagarin became the first person in history to enter Earth’s orbit and circle our planet. This collective feat of the entire Soviet Union, its scientists, and cosmonauts marked the beginning of the space era in human history.
🌏 Before the launch of the spacecraft, Yuri Gagarin addressed the people of the entire planet with these inspiring words:
“Dear friends, both familiar and unknown, compatriots, people of all countries and continents!
In just a few minutes, a mighty spacecraft will carry me into the vast expanses of the universe. What can I say to you in these final moments before the launch?
My entire life now seems to me like one beautiful moment. Everything I have lived through and accomplished was done for the sake of this moment.
Am I happy to be embarking on this spaceflight? Of course, I am! After all, throughout history, it has been the highest happiness for people to participate in new discoveries.
Now, only a few minutes remain until the launch. I want to say goodbye to you, my dear friends, as people always say to each other when setting off on a long journey. How I wish I could embrace you all — both those I know and those I don’t, those far away and those close by!
Until we meet again!”
#CosmonauticsDay #Gagarin #FirstInSpace