Well this is old news to most, but it happened just a few years before I was born I've always known about sputnik, Laika and Yuri G and all that, learning about it as a child I guess I never really thought about it on a "human" level before I came across this today:
Gagarin later recalled, "When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I told them, don't be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!" .
Now this bit I like..... Very well organized lot... Was a great achievement for the time. Sure scared the Americans.... L.
I've always known about sputnik, Laika and Yuri G and all that, learning about it as a child I guess I never really thought about it on a "human" level before I came across this today:
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