I Could Have Gone On Flying Through

Nothing Will Stop Us. The Road To The Stars Is Steep And Dangerous. But We're Not Afraid . . . Space Flights Can't Be Stopped. This Isn't The Work Of One Man Or Even A Group Of Men. It Is A Historical Process Which Mankind Is Carrying Out In Accordance With The Natural Laws Of Human Development.

Looking At The Earth From Afar You Realize It Is Too Small For Conflict And Just Big Enough For Co-operation.

If All Those People Are Getting Wet To Welcome Me, Surely The Least I Can Do Is Get Wet Too!

What Beauty. I Saw Clouds And Their Light Shadows On The Distant Dear Earth.... The Water Looked Like Darkish, Slightly Gleaming Spots.... When I Watched The Horizon, I Saw The Abrupt, Contrasting Transition From The Earth's Light-colored Surface To The Absolutely Black Sky. I Enjoyed The Rich Color Spectrum Of The Earth. It Is Surrounded By A Light Blue Aureole That Gradually Darkens, Becoming Turquiose, Dark Blue, Violet, And Finally Coal Black.

When I Orbited The Earth In A Spaceship, I Saw For The First Time How Beautiful Our Planet Is. Mankind, Let Us Preserve And Increase This Beauty, And Not Destroy It!