Circling the Earth in the orbital spaceship, I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty, not destroy it.
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Yuri Gagarin
Born in 1934 in Klushino, Soviet Union, Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12, 1961, orbiting Earth in 108 minutes aboard Vostok 1. He died in a training flight crash in 1968 at age 34.
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