With Valery Bykovsky’s death last month (on the same day as Gagarin’s death), Alexei Leonov and Boris Volynov are the last two remaining cosmonauts from the Air Force Group 1 selection, the first cosmonauts team
LOVEEEEE😤😤😤💕💕💕🌟🌟🌟🇷🇺🚀🚀
(1) Sergei Krikalev prepares to don a training spacesuit at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
(2) Krikalev smiling smugly proudly in front of a photo of the Discovery shuttle
Oh god...my eyes...🙃😂 i appreciate this...👏
Soviet dogs Strelka, Chernushka, Zvyozdochka and Belka who travelled to space. Moscow, 1961. Photo by Vera Zhikharenko/TASS.
Hope Valentina Tereshkova dies of coronavirus
You know, that’s really uncalled for, anon. Just because someone has terrible political views doesn’t mean they deserve to die, especially so painfully. Gotta say I was disappointed and shocked to read this ask when I woke up this morning.
Vladimir Komarov during training before his second and last spaceflight. In: Galambos Tibor - Emberek a világűrben. Kossuth Könyvkiadó, Magyar-Szovjet Baráti Társaság, Táncsics Könyvkiadó, 1975.
Thank you, thank you! Ramadhan Mubarak!!🙌💖💖
wishing all of my muslim followers a beautiful and peaceful ramadan!
Soviet Soyuz rocket
My thoughts....I think that's really unique that they also celebrating one of the muslim traditions in space...especially when they performing their prayer.
Its seems really hard when they want to do sujud in the conditions where they always floating around, heeeheh~🤔😅
Social Distancing Day 12: Just googled “What direction do Muslim astronauts pray towards?”
(Everything here is free to use! Feel free to add on. Links were purposefully broken to avoid Tumblr’s spam prevention.)
Social:
discordapp.com/ - Like Skype but better, more accessible, smoother, and with more features. Call, play games, and chat with friends.
twitch.tv/ - Watch and chat with people doing everything from gaming to cooking to teaching.
Reading:
whichbook.net/ - helps you find what book to read
overdrive.com/ - Free audiobooks through your public library
standardebooks.org/ebooks/ - Free ebooks
rbdigital.com/ - Free audiobooks and ebooks through your public library
Movies:
www.kanopy.com/ - Free movies through your public library
www.ted.com/ - Watch lots of educational and inspiring talks
Hobbies:
join.skillshare.com/ - Learn how to do virtually anything with 2 free months of premium
scratch.mit.edu/ - Make a game or movie, super easy to use, good introductory programming “language”
gimp.org/downloads/ - Free photoshop-like program.
twinery.org/ - Make a text-based game
pixologic.com/sculptris/ - make 3D models
unity.com/ - Make a 3D game
yoyogames.com/gamemaker - make a 2D game
spotify.com/us/ - Listen to music
travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours - Museums with virtual tours
Dungeons and Dragons: (play over Discord!) (DM me if you want PDFs of the Handbooks)
probablybadrpgideas.tumblr.com/post/612459866001391616/basic-rules-for-dungeons-dragons-dungeons - The Basics
entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/beginners-guide-dungeons-and-dragons.htm - Learn to play
roll20.net/ - Make maps/play online
Video Games:
itch.io/ - play hundreds of games
freegameplanet.com/ - Even more free games!
dolphin-emu.org/ - Play Gamecube and Wii games
Phone Apps:
sourceforge.net/projects/gameboid/ - Play gameboy games
smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/10-must-play-free-puzzle-games-for-iphone-android-0178848/ - list of puzzle games
Cooking:
fridgetotable.com/ - Input ingredients you have and get recipes you can make.
youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking - Learn how to cook with limited ingredients from a lovely old woman who lived during the Great Depression
butterwithasideofbread.com/homemade-bread/ - Make bread with yeast
letsdishrecipes.com/traditional-irish-soda-bread/ - Make bread without yeast
Other tips:
Take care of yourself (eat well, shower often, wear clean clothes, exercise, clean your space)
Talk with people
Do what makes you happy
Take time away from screens
Play – with your pets, your kids, your friends. Keep yourself active and busy and happy.
Pamir | 19 | eng/ind | mostly cosmonaut/genshin/language related
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