Cosmonautics Day! Bashny.Net

April 12, 1961 man first flew 12 April 1961 the first man flew into space. Today this great event celebrates 46 years. And the beginning of this day for the first cosmonaut and his backup at 5:30 am. On the blue and white bus they were taken to the launch pad, where they reported the chairman of the State Commission for their willingness to commit to the motherland feat. Gagarin then turned to a group of other astronauts who came to hold it to the launch site, and said to them: "Guys, one for all and all for one." On the eve before the start of Gagarin watched the movie "White Sun of the Desert", which later traditionally looked and looked all Soviet and Russian cosmonauts. And another tradition established Yuri Gagarin. On the way to the launch site it unbearably wanted to use the toilet. He asked the bus stop and celebrate small need directly in the desert through a special hole in the suit. Now astronauts, both men and women, stop halfway to the spaceport and do the same thing. Tradition ...