I think every American who was alive at that time remembers Yuri Gagarin and
the first space flight. It was huge news here and left an indelible mark on the
country. Remember, this came at the height of the cold war, and it was an
embarassment to the United States. It was what led Kennedy to pledge that the
US would put a man on the moon within ten years. Yuri's flight was a tremendous
accomplishment, and it altered the history of the planet.
Paul
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From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The magic of the moon landings was TV.
> They showed us a photograph of our whole world as a tiny island.
> I think the pictures are a watershed for mankind's view of itself.
>
> Not taking anything away from Yuri or the program that put him there.
>
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> On 4/12/06, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On 4/12/06, Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 25 years ago today, the first space shuttle Columbia took off. I like
> > > millions of others around the world watched the televised broadcast - did
> > > anyone here actually see it live and take photographs?
> > >
> > > Feel old now :-(
> >
> >
> > I just wanted to remind that 45 years ago today (April 12, 1961),
> > the first man on Earth flew to space. His name was Yury Gagarin.
> > I don't mean to undervalue the importance of the space shuttle Columbia,
> > but in my view, the first human in space is a more important
> > mile stone in the human history.
> >
> > The difference is that much fewer people (if at all) would
> > remember that event first (or even "second", i.e. from news reports) hand.
> > I "was not in the plans" yet then.
> >
> > Igor
> >
> >
> >
>
