[HIGHLIGHTS] “Occupies a special place in the history of mankind”: cosmonauts - about the significance of Yuri Gagarin’s flight

Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut of the Earth, Hero of the Soviet Union. He opened the era of human exploration of extraterrestrial space.

RT talked with Russian and Soviet cosmonauts about the role of his feat in world history and in their lives. “Occupies a special place in the history of mankind’s flight. For everyone who was next to me at the time of the announcement on the radio, this news was certainly excited,’ said one.