> Sputnic wasn't a satellite. Yes it was, even NASA calls it a satellite http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/ > Skylab was the first space station and was built by NASA. As S�bastien > stated, Mir was the first "permanent" station. Skylab was designed for > temporary station.
Sorry, but you get my point > Well China has a thriving Space program. I believe they are even planning a They also have a thriving market economy now. > moon mission. That would be sweet. > BTW this is far from a Linux thread.... I'm sorry, my only point was that just because someone makes a prediction does not mean it has any merit. I'm not sure how we got so off topic. Jesse
