"When I orbited the Earth in a spaceship, I saw for the first time how beautiful our planet is. Mankind, let us preserve and increase this beauty, and not destroy it!"

"The feeling of weightlessness was somewhat unfamiliar compared to Earth conditions. Here, you feel as if you are suspended in a horizontal position."

"The main thing is to be in space. If only I could be in space for a week, or a month, or a year!"

"I hope that my flight will help people to understand that we are all on one planet, and we should live in peace."

"I have always dreamed of this, since I was a child."