Gagarin's Star: 'First man in space stayed humble after flight'

Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko was involved in the space program from its early days and took part in three missions. In an interview to RT, he recalls entering the cosmonaut regiment, meeting Gagarin and how going to orbit changed his life.

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[CaptainLecher]

He's A Real Soviet Hero!

[Ninaxer]

Good Bless to you Gagarin! You are legend!

[tomanyasses]

congraduation to russia the ones who took the rein and tried to go to the moon first. many thanks from usa

[tomanyasses]

@alainvig all wrong in all accounts usa has alot of shit hole places mostely run by third world illegals but the originals are the greatest on this planet, usa went to the moon ,russia belly floped

[tomanyasses]

@alainvig and russis did the same about usa of course you didtn say that did you what russai said about usa

[Mxyzptlk562]

@alainvig Here is your problem: you spend too much of your in this cesspool called the YouTube comments section. Those of us who realize that the Cold War is long over and buried recognize the first manned space flight for what is. Frustrated, nationalistic trolls (American, Russian, or whatever) post ignorant comments that I am sure have Yuri Gagarin would never approve of. He was not about the propaganda bs.

[alainvig]

@Mxyzptlk562 oh no America was not celebrating this at all, they posted all sort of negative news with fear that the world would stop speaking in English, that the voice of Gargarin speaking was in Russian, that's yankee racism

[coldcapsicum]

I am a sad little person with no personal achievements whose sense of self-worth is 100% based on basking in the reflected glory of people who happened to come from the same country as me.

I am here to tell you that my country is better than yours, and by extension, that I am better than you. There are lots of people like me on YouTube.

[Mxyzptlk562]

@alainvig 50 years out we are all celebrating this accomplishment, even her in the USA. No time for bitterness or vitrol.

To dismiss the accomplishments and success of the America in space travel is as criminal as dismissing ancient Greeks for the development of modern democracy. It's a joke and can't be taken seriously. Lighten up dude.

[alainvig]

@locolalo1364 The B2 bomber is an original German invention.

[alainvig]

@locolalo1364 And thanks to who ?? Thanks to a German scientist, American engineers failed many attempts, and they had to call a German Werner Von Braun

who cares about your drones ? you are proud to kill innocent people ? is that what you are proud about ? your military ?

Your country is the most dirty crap country, I been there, there is nothing worth to be proud of being "american"