Thanks to Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first words ever uttered in space were: “I see Earth. It’s so beautiful!” They may not resonate like the first words spoken on the Moon, but they do succinctly capture the spirit of spaceflight. Nearly six decades ago, Gagarin blasted off the surface of our planet to undertake a 108-minute spaceflight that reached an altitude of 203 miles.

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