The space race
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:28 amA mere 45 years ago today Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first man in space 
Crazy stuff!! Good on them tho.
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:28 amRe: The space race
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:14 amRe: The space race
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:22 amAlso, 25 years ago today the very first space shuttle mission was flown.
Re: The space race
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:32 amFrom the History Channel site:
FIRST MAN IN SPACE:
April 12, 1961
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. Vostok 1 orbited Earth at a maximum altitude of 187 miles and was guided entirely by an automatic control system. The only statement attributed to Gagarin during his one hour and 48 minutes in space was, "Flight is proceeding normally; I am well."
FIRST MAN IN SPACE:
April 12, 1961
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. Vostok 1 orbited Earth at a maximum altitude of 187 miles and was guided entirely by an automatic control system. The only statement attributed to Gagarin during his one hour and 48 minutes in space was, "Flight is proceeding normally; I am well."