When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I told them, don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
If all those people are getting wet to welcome me, surely the least I can do is get wet too! — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
Circling the earth in the orbital spaceship I marvelled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world!! Let us safeguard and enhance… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
What beauty. I saw clouds and their light shadows on the distant dear earth…. The water looked like darkish, slightly gleaming spots…. When I watched the horizon, I saw the abrupt, contrasting transition from the earth’s light-colored surface to the absolutely black sky. I enjoyed the rich color spectrum of the earth. It is surrounded by a light blue aureole… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share
Rays were blazing through the atmosphere of the earth, the horizon became bright orange, gradually passing into all the colors of the rainbow: from… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
“I looked and looked but I didn't see God. [ Speaking about, in 1961, becoming the first human to enter space .]” — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
When I orbited the Earth in a spaceship, I saw for the first time how beautiful our planet is. Mankind, let us preserve and… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
I am watching the Earth. The visibility is good. I feel well and cheerful. The machine is functioning normally. — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
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