Yuri Gagarin — "When they asked me to write down a farewell letter to my wife, I was a bit surpr…"
When they asked me to write down a farewell letter to my wife, I was a bit surprised. I thought, 'What's the hurry?'
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Recounting his pre-flight preparations and the gravity of the situation.
Date: 1961
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