I remember going out into my garden and looking up to see Sputnik I
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 06:39:12PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > 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 > > > > > > > > > > >
