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> [What struck me most was the silence. It was a great silence, unlike any I have encountered on Earth, so vast and deep that I began to hear my own body: my heart beating, my blood vessels pulsing, even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/what-struck-me-most-was-the-silence-it-was-a-great-silence-unlike-any/)

Alexey Leonov

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## More by Alexey Leonov

> [The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth was absolutely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/the-earth-was-small-light-blue-and-so-touchingly-alone-our-home-that/)

Alexey Leonov

> [What struck me most was the silence. It was a great silence, unlike any I have encountered on Earth, so vast and deep that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/what-struck-me-most-was-the-silence-it-was-a-great-silence-unlike-any/)

Alexey Leonov

> [I could see Armstrong bouncing on the moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/i-could-see-armstrong-bouncing-on-the-moon/)

Alexey Leonov

> [I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexey-leonov/i-believe-i-never-knew-what-the-word-round-meant-until-i-saw-earth/)

Alexey Leonov

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