The feeling of weightlessness was somewhat unfamiliar compared with Earth conditions. Here, you feel as if you were hanging in a horizontal position in straps. You feel as if you are suspended.
— Yuri Gagarin Modern

First man in space

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Context

Official post-flight report

Date / Period

1961

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4402/ch3.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: deepseek

Method

Cross Reference

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