Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space (x)

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yuri-alekseyevich-gagarin:

Yuri Gagarin in Poland, 1961.

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wildlydistorted:

What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

A time lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. Beginning over the Pacific Ocean and continuing over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica.
Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the Earth’s ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite and the stars of our galaxy.

yuri-alekseyevich-gagarin:

Yuri Gagarin in space, 12 April 1961

yuri-alekseyevich-gagarin:

Yuri Gagarin’s beginning of the road to the stars

soviet-posters:

yuri-alekseyevich-gagarin:

Yuri Gagarin on BBC TV

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stuck-in-the-old-days:

Yuri Gagarin. First man in space. Just after his space trip. 1961.

fuckyeahyurigagarin:

Yuri Gagarin and Andriyan Nikolayev hugging farewell just before the launch.

fuckyeahyurigagarin: