A Simple Man - Vostok 1

Eduard Artemyev - Theme from Siberiade

60 years ago today, April 8th, Yuri Gagarin was chosen as the crewman for the Vostok 1 mission, with Gherman Titov as his backup. 4 days later he would become the first man in space, completing a single orbit over the course of just over an hour.

"As his close friend and cosmonaut colleague Alexei Leonov tells it, then-premier Nikita Khrushchev cornered Gagarin "So tell me, Yuri," he asked, "did you see God up there?" After a moment's pause Gagarin answered, "Yes sir, I did." Khrushchev frowned. "Don't tell any one.""

Apparently the BBC has the balls to straight up deny uploading the HD versions of some of this footage because apparently sharing one of the most important events in history is something only they should have the privilege of doing, despite showing no interest in doing so... So I spend 6 hours tracking down the older versions to fill the gaps.

New videos on the 1st and 15th (and sometimes whenever I feel like it.)

[wolfpack]

Son of a milkmaid and a farmer, worked at a steel foundry, first in space.

[Stbeter]

It's quite a beautiful thing that the first man to enter space, the representative of all mankind in the cosmos, wasn't a billionare. He wasn't a Rockefeller, a Rosthchild, a king or aristocrat. He was a worker, a person just like any one of us, the son of a carpenter and a milkmaid. Yuri had the honor that he did not because he was wealthy, or of noble birth, but because of his character and qualification for the job. In that one orbit, mankind and the working people had won, even if it was only for a brief moment.

[borismedovar]

Some of you would ask why Gagarin was a hero. Imagine a ten-storey building. Now imagine it all is a rocket fuel. You are Gagarin sitting on the top, tied to a little chair. And we ignite it saying: "Don't worry, Yura. This time our calculations must be correct".

[Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

"I know that all of you like to dream about space and are a little bit of envious of us. But you know what? We're also envious of you. We are exploring the space, but it's only the beginning. Planets and unknown worlds are awaiting of you. You will continue to storm the Universe."

- Yuri Gagarin, the son of a milkmaid, to Soviet kids.

[joesans]

I'm a simple man, making his way through the galaxy

[ScrotalsbySackington]

Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon placed Yuri Gagarins medals on the moon In tribute to him being the ultimate space pioneer. The first man.

[grau]

Space race was probably the best part of cold war. This music fits so well with Vostok 1 footage.

[kazak]

quote from Vladimir Komarov's wikipedia articile

Before leaving the Moon on Apollo 11's Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong's final task was to place a small package of memorial items to honor Soviet cosmonauts Komarov, Yuri Gagarin, and the Apollo 1 astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.[35] Komarov's and Gagarin's name also appears on a commemorative plaque left at Hadley Rille on the Moon by the commander of Apollo 15, David Scott in memory of 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts, along with a small sculpture entitled Fallen Astronaut, on 1 August 1971. This plaque and the sculpture represent those astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach outer space and the Moon.[36]

[vladimirlenin]

Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!
Yuri Gagarin

[TovarishLew]

_И он сказал: ПОЕХАЛИ!_

_And he said: LET‘S GO!_

[AnimaDweller]

Doesn't matter what your nationality is. Yuri's flight into space was one of the greatest achievements for all mankind. He's a symbol, not of Soviet's might, but of the might of humanity.

[erikjimenez]

Yuri, Glenn, Buzz and Armstrong heroes among men.

[OompaLompa]

He was ready to die. If you are willing to sacrifice everything, you can reach the stars. I think he died as the proudest man the soviet union ever had. And he died with the knowledge that he was the first human seeing earth from orbit with his own eyes, its a nice thing to know.

[dragonstormdipro]

It’s a shame Gagarin is so little remembered. But then again, we are heading towards a society where even Armstrong is being forgotten.

[stephanoescavab]

the soviets wanted many heros for their country, little did they know they would create a hero for humanity

[albertoamoruso]

Son of a carpenter, rose ti the skyes and descended three days later...

[masterofrockets]

It will be funny in 200 years when people mix up the timeline of technological advancements. Wait people went to the moon before the Internet?

[PlatanoGamer-xorw]

Yuri Gagarin y la carrera espacial siempre me recordará a mi viejo que en paz descanse, desde niño me enseñaba sobre el gran paso que Yuri Gagarin dio por la Unión Soviética y por el mundo, tú video me hace recordar a mi viejo y te doy las gracias por eso MajorSamm ❤️

[KriegerTheMusicOne]

I'm a simple man I see Yuri Gagarin I like, imagine what it would of been like to be the FIRST man to ever feel the cold true weightlessness of space and actually leave your capsule into the vast void of nothing, both a terrifying and amazing thought, that this man did

[motorist]

– Ключ на старт.
– Понял.
– «Кедр», я «Заря-1», дается продувка.
– Понял вас.
– «Кедр», я «Заря-1». Ключ поставлен на дренаж.
– Понял вас. Я «Кедр».
– У нас все нормально, дренажные клапана закрылись.
– У меня все нормально. Самочувствие хорошее. Настроение бодрое. К старту готов. Прием.
– «Кедр», я «Заря-1». Отошла кабель-мачта. Все нормально.
– Понял вас, почувствовал. Прием. Слышу работы клапанов.
– Понял вас. Хорошо.
– Дается зажигание, «Кедр», я «Заря-1».
– Понял вас, дается зажигание.
– Предварительная ступень.
– Понял.
– Промежуточная.
– Понял.
– Полный подъем.

– ПОЕХАЛИ !!!