yuri gagarin

“ Spaceflights cant be stopped. This isnt the work of any one man or even a group of men. It is a historical process which mankind is carrying out in accordance with the natural laws of human development. ”

“ I saw for the first time the earth's shape. I could easily see the shores of continents, islands, great rivers, folds of the terrain, large bodies of water... the feelings which filled me I can express with one word-joy. ”

“ Our technique is very reliable and I, as well as my comrades, scientists, engineers and technicians did not doubt for a minute its successful completion. ”

“ I could have gone on flying through space forever. ”

“ I was in a cloud of fire rushing toward Earth. ”

“ My state of being during the entire period of weightlessness was superb. ”

“ Personally, I would like to fly some more into space. I like flying. My biggest wish is to fly toward Venus, toward Mars, which is really flying. ”

“ We plan to fly some more and intend to conquer cosmic space as it should be done. ”

“ Obviously, the spaceship passed over the ocean during this period of time. If the spaceship would have passed over large cities, then I would have probably been able to see the lights of those cities. The stars were well visible. ”

“ I attended grade school, then a manual school in Lyubertsy near Moscow. After that, I went to the Saratov Industrial Technicum to become a smelting designer. However, my oldest dream was to become a pilot. ”