* 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space, orbiting the earth once before making a safe landing
* 1981, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral on its first test flight * 1985, Sen. Jake Garn of Utah became the first senator to fly in space as the shuttle Discovery lifted off -- Ronn! :) "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever." -- Konstantin E. Tsiolkovskiy _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
