Yuri's Night . San Francisco Bay Area . 13 April 2007

"On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin blasted off the launch pad in Baikonur at 9:08 AM local time. His call-sign for the flight was 'Cedar.' Sergei Korolev, the Program's Chief Designer, would call from the ground, ''Dawn' calling 'Cedar.'' Gagarin made his historic 108 minute flight (orbiting around the whole Earth once) and parachute landed near his Vostok 1 capsule in the plains of Russia. This flight made him the first human to orbit the Earth and an international hero. Yuri was only 27 years old. (from YurisNight.net)"