itsjohnsen: On April 12, 1961, Soviet fighter-pilot-turned-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Flying the Vostok 1, Gagarin orbited the planet once, during an 108-minute flight. “I see Earth!” he said from space. “It is so beautiful.”(via)

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On April 12, 1961, Soviet fighter-pilot-turned-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Flying the Vostok 1, Gagarin orbited the planet once, during an 108-minute flight. “I see Earth!” he said from space. “It is so beautiful.”
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