Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world! Let us safeguard and enhance this beauty - not destroy it!
— Yuri Gagarin Modern

First man in space

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Message to the world after his flight

Date / Period

1961

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html

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