PUBLISHED: Jul 19, 2012
DESCRIPTION:
In April of 1961, under the code name Cedar, Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in an orbital flight.
"Let's ride!"
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All systems working
I am feeling fine
Begin the countdown
Start the engine now
This astronaut is ready to have some fun
As I rise higher and higher
Into the calm blue embrace
I swear I can feel it expanding
But I see no god up here
- that's what Cedar said to Dawn