Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin <br /><br />Motherland hears, the Motherland knows... <br />Text: Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky <br />Music: Shostakovich <br /><br />On 12 April 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into space, launching to orbit aboard the Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1). <br /><br />During his flight, Gagarin famously whistled the tune "The Motherland Hears, The Motherland Knows" (Russian: "Родина слышит, Родина знает"). <br /><br />Vostok 1 flight using Orbiter: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq4iiq1eLyo <br />Vostok 1 re-entry: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6idmIy7BLFw <br /><br />Yuri Gararin: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin <br />http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin <br />http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin <br />http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin <br />http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin <br />http://www.kosmonaut.se/gagarin/ <br />http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html <br />http://sovietrussia.co.uk/remembering-the-first-man-in-space/ <br />http://www.rgantd.ru/gag70_cd/start_me.htm
