" I see earth. It's so beautiful !! "

" I see earth. It's so beautiful !! "
These are the first words spoken by a Man in Space.
[Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, from the Vostok 1, April 12, 1961.]

"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." [Gagarin in his official statement after the flight, April 15, 1961.]