#Cosmonauts

[sovietpostcards]

"To Space" by Nikolai Surin (1961)

[ducksinspaceadventure]

Happy birthday to Yuri Gagarin and happy birthday to Valentina Tereshkova, the first people in space! Yuri Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934 and was the first man in space, while Valentina Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937 and was the first woman in space!

I know it's been a while, but I'm posting this bearing in mind that today is also Donald's birthday (in addition to June 9). I certainly love that both Donald and Della in the cartoons and comics love space travel and that they are both astronauts and I would love to see more stuff like that about the two of them as well as the Duck family going into space. Yes, Gagarin also means duck.

[itsfullofstars]

[fionaapplerocks]

Pitchfork: Fiona Apple recorded "Dull Tool" specifically for This Is 40. How did that come about?

JA: I'm a big fan of Fiona's. I asked her to do a benefit a couple of years ago for the Venice Family Clinic, and she did this amazing set, so I got to know her a little bit back then. I sent her the script to this movie, and then one day, out of the blue, Jon Brion said to me, "Fiona recorded a demo for you." I didn't know she would write anything. The song was perfect, and I knew exactly where to put it. She actually recorded a second song that we didn't have a place for in the movie, which is equally as great as "Dull Tool". It was heartbreaking not to put it in, but I'm sure it'll reach people at some point. It's a beautiful song. — Pitchfork interview Judd Apatow

[vermilllionsands]

Michael Whelan

[proustianlesbian]

Today is the 59th anniversary of the first ever spacewalk in the history of humanity !! The cosmonaut-painter Alexei Arkhipovitch Leonov (Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов) realised it on this day, the 18th of March, in 1965 !!

🎨🚀🛰️👨🏼‍🚀🌌💙

Here he is with three of my other favorite cosmonauts : Yuri Gagarin, Boris Volynov and Sigmund Jähn !!

Alexei Leonov painted since childhood, and very well, so he obviously portrayed his experience as the first man going outside in the cosmos. Here are some paintings of him that I particulary love. The first one is the one he realised while on board of the Voskhod 2 flight mission, which is the first art made in space, representing the sunrise over the Earth.

I really adore how his art makes space look so silent and almost terrifying because of its endless immensity yet manages to show its beauty because of the stars and planets and nebulas 🌌💙. I absolutely love his work on the colours, he makes the cosmos looks bright and dreamlike and so hopeful !!

Alexei Leonov was also captain during the Apollo-Soyuz mission, ten years later in July 1975.

[thehomelessmonk]

Orthodox Christian Faith among Soviet Cosmonauts

Remarkably, even though the first Russian cosmonauts were members of the Communist Party, their journeys into space were closely connected with their spiritual life. In various ways, before or after their epic space odysseys, they experienced moments of profound connection with the divine. Their experiences were punctuated by miraculous events, occurring through their faith and prayers and with the mysterious help of the many sacred relics that accompanied them.  In this article, we delve into these cosmic encounters, exploring the intersection of faith, science, and the mysteries of the universe.

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[mightbeadaredevil]

[skrunklydoo]

i found this in my capcut from when i was making the splatoon AU art @vostokmcclellan WHO IS THIS MAN

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[pavelbelyayev]

"Why is it that cosmonauts always have girls (daughters)?"

"Maybe because girls are cool."

Most of the pioneering cosmonauts were parents of girls, so here are the proud dads (and mom) and their girls! Happy International Women's Day! 👩🏻‍🚀💐💫

[sovietpostcards]

Soviet Cosmonautics Day postcards with premier jour (first day) cancels

[rainingmusic]

Quicksand - "Cosmonauts"

[ya-zvonochek]

A look inside a replica of the Chamber of Silence.

[pwlanier]

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kokin (1921-2009), Jurij Gagarin,

oil on canvas, 1970s, signed.

Hamburg Auctioneers

[vermilllionsands]

Robert Maguire

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