Yuri Gagarin quotes

I see Earth! It is so beautiful!

I could have gone on flying through space forever.

On the 12th of April, 1961, the Soviet spaceship-sputnik was put in orbit around the Earth with me on board... there was a good view of the Earth, which had a very distinct and pretty blue halo. It had a smooth transition from pale blue, blue, dark blue, violet and absolutely black. It was a magnificent picture.

The spaceship put in orbit, and the carrier-rocket separated, weightlessness set in. At first the sensation was to some extent unusual, but I soon adapted myself... I maintained continuous communication with Earth on different channels by telephone and telegraph.