Although largely ignored by the world’s media, Scotland’s astronauts have returned safely too
#Scotland #space #spaceflight #splashdown #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight
…Man sall tak wings;
And, as a bird, flee owre the wa’ o’ the world
To bigg his nest in the braid breast
O’ Cassiopeia
Or whaur the galaxy hings like a watergaw
Lippen on nae sin…
—William Soutar, “Apotheosis”
published in A KIST O SKINKLAN THINGS (ASL, 2016)
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #space #spaceflight #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight #Gagarin #Scots #Scotslanguage
Laid-back in orbit, they found their minds.
They found their minds were very clean and clear…
—Edwin Morgan, “A Home in Space”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)
Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of the Earth #OTD, 12 April, 1961. Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #space #spaceflight #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight #Gagarin
Happy International Day of Human Space Flight, 12 April, 2025. This year marks 64 years since the first human space flight 12 April, 1961 by Yuri Gagarin. May human space flight continue forever until humanity reaches the stars, our dream, humanity's biggest dream
#internationaldayofhumanspaceflight #humanspaceflight #spaceflight #spaceexploration #space #outerspace #astronomy #yurigagarin #12april #april12 #12april1961 #april121961 #humanity #ourdream #stars #tothestars #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
…Man sall tak wings;
And, as a bird, flee owre the wa’ o’ the world
To bigg his nest in the braid breast
O’ Cassiopeia
Or whaur the galaxy hings like a watergaw
Lippen on nae sin…
—William Soutar, “Apotheosis”
published in A KIST O SKINKLAN THINGS (ASL, 2016)
2/2
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/a-kist-o-skinlan-things/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #space #spacetravel #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight
Laid-back in orbit, they found their minds.
They found their minds were very clean and clear.
Clear crystals in swarms outside were their fireflies and larks.
Larks they were in lift-off, swallows in soaring…
—Edwin Morgan, “A Home in Space”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)
Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of the Earth #OTD, 12 April, 1961. Today is the #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight
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On this day, 63 years ago,
Humans achieved the impossible!
It's International Day of Human Space Flight.
Watch: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5qweaXSx1P/?igsh=MTJqZmo3Mm1wZDg4aQ==
#YuriGagarin #ROSCOSMOS #Vostok1 #InternationalDayofHumanSpaceFlight #Space #Universe #Russia #Kazakistan #ColdWar #Soviet #SovietUnion
Raurquiz
Assoc for Scottish Literature
Sofia Florina
Tim Ruppert
SUBHRA CHAKRABORTI