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> he safely returned to Earth, Gagarin > penned a heartfelt letter to his family, to be read in the event of his untimely demise
by turtleyacht 4y ago
> he safely returned to Earth, Gagarin
> penned a heartfelt letter to his family, to be read in the event of his untimely demise
- selcuka 4y agoHe died in a training flight accident when he was only 34. I would still call it "untimely".
- turtleyacht 4y agoThank-you for sharing that. I had not realized he would survive the mission in the article, only to ultimately pass so young.
- Ichthypresbyter 4y agoI remember reading an SF story in which the Soviets think Venus is a relatively hospitable jungle, send Gagarin there, then come up with the plane crash story to cover up their mistake. Sadly I can't find it at the moment.