Do you remember what happen at this day 41 years ago?

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Kyle



I'd hardly call that the universe.

TYes but this tiny bit of universe is more important to us

[JCG]

Well, add in a couple hundred years or more of polluting space, that'll probably make the waste more noticeable to us, and a couple thousand to a million years of this will certainly have more serious effects, even if just in our local galaxy or so.

[Oldenbarnevelt]

Originally posted by Serb
I'm not surprised.
Of course the day when humanity made the first step in space expolration is not important for Americans, because it was Russian spacemen who made this step. If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

[Imran Siddiqui]

If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Actually no. I know that we landed on the moon in 1969, but couldn't for the life of me, tell you the date of it.

He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

[The Vagabond]

Yeah, Serb, this day is worthy of getting drunk over.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Oldenbarnevelt
He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

For a few hours actually.

[joseph1944]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Actually no. I know that we landed on the moon in 1969, but couldn't for the life of me, tell you the date of it.

July 20, 1969. As a 25 year old I was allow to watch the whole show on TV (Nixon gave us the day off so we could watch it). It was in color to.

[joseph1944]

Originally posted by JCG
Well, add in a couple hundred years or more of polluting space, that'll probably make the waste more noticeable to us, and a couple thousand to a million years of this will certainly have more serious effects, even if just in our local galaxy or so.

Space is a vacuum. You can junk it up but not pollute it.

[joseph1944]

Originally posted by kassiopeia
It is? The day when Gagarin made history?

It was a great day because is push us into duing something about space.

I would of put my money on the Berlin crisis.

The Berlin wall was built in 61

[faded glory]

Sputnik is more important.

Gugarin went up in space for 30 minutes.....was sick and disoriented most of the time. And scientifically, it wasnt worth the millions the Russians put up for it.
The Moon...(or arizona desert, depending on your viewpoint) was a larger accomplishment.


Ya the EU mig surpass us. They tricked us into that multi-billion dollar dollar space station, and now its bill is too large and is eating up our future budgets.

[faded glory]

btw..if you happen to be russian. Everyday is worth getting drunk

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
The last time the Soviet Union did anything of note first.

First woman in space.
First foreign citizen in space.
First space station.

[tandeetaylor]

Originally posted by Serb

I'm not surprised.
Of course the day when humanity made the first step in space expolration is not important for Americans, because it was Russian spacemen who made this step. If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Yes, because every year on the day they landed on the moon (what day was that?), we hold huge parties and get together with all our friends and family.

It gets a blurb on the news, just like your thing probably did.

[tandeetaylor]

Oh, Imran already said what I said. Sorry

[MBloomIII]

I recently read a book entitled RED MOON by Michael Cassutt which is a fictionalized look at the Space Race from the Soviet perspective. Cassutt is a noted Space historian and is the author of the encyclopedic Who's Who In Space.

The book is really good BTW.