Do you remember what happen at this day 41 years ago? - Page 2

Bereta_Eder · April 12, 2002, 16:00

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Originally posted by Kyle

I'd hardly call that the universe.

TYes but this tiny bit of universe is more important to us

JCG · April 12, 2002, 16:18

Well, add in a couple hundred years or more of polluting space, that'll probably make the waste more noticeable to us, and a couple thousand to a million years of this will certainly have more serious effects, even if just in our local galaxy or so.

Oldenbarnevelt · April 12, 2002, 16:53

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Originally posted by Serb
I'm not surprised.
Of course the day when humanity made the first step in space expolration is not important for Americans, because it was Russian spacemen who made this step. If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

Imran Siddiqui · April 12, 2002, 17:01

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If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Actually no. I know that we landed on the moon in 1969, but couldn't for the life of me, tell you the date of it.

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He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

The Vagabond · April 12, 2002, 20:08

Yeah, Serb, this day is worthy of getting drunk over.

The Vagabond · April 12, 2002, 20:09

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Originally posted by Oldenbarnevelt
He was the only Soviet citizen who was allowed to leave the Soviet Union for a few days, wasn't he?

For a few hours actually.

April 12, 2002, 21:56

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

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If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Actually no. I know that we landed on the moon in 1969, but couldn't for the life of me, tell you the date of it.

July 20, 1969. As a 25 year old I was allow to watch the whole show on TV (Nixon gave us the day off so we could watch it). It was in color to.

April 12, 2002, 21:59

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Originally posted by JCG
Well, add in a couple hundred years or more of polluting space, that'll probably make the waste more noticeable to us, and a couple thousand to a million years of this will certainly have more serious effects, even if just in our local galaxy or so.

Space is a vacuum. You can junk it up but not pollute it.

April 12, 2002, 22:03

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Originally posted by kassiopeia
It is? The day when Gagarin made history?

It was a great day because is push us into duing something about space.

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I would of put my money on the Berlin crisis.

The Berlin wall was built in 61

faded glory · April 12, 2002, 22:04

Sputnik is more important.

Gugarin went up in space for 30 minutes.....was sick and disoriented most of the time. And scientifically, it wasnt worth the millions the Russians put up for it.
The Moon...(or arizona desert, depending on your viewpoint) was a larger accomplishment.

Ya the EU mig surpass us. They tricked us into that multi-billion dollar dollar space station, and now its bill is too large and is eating up our future budgets.

faded glory · April 12, 2002, 22:05

btw..if you happen to be russian. Everyday is worth getting drunk

Zkribbler · April 12, 2002, 23:45

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Originally posted by SlowwHand
The last time the Soviet Union did anything of note first.

First woman in space.
First foreign citizen in space.
First space station.

tandeetaylor · April 12, 2002, 23:50

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Originally posted by Serb

I'm not surprised.
Of course the day when humanity made the first step in space expolration is not important for Americans, because it was Russian spacemen who made this step. If it was an American spacemen, then you shouted about this great date and glorious event every year and everywhere.

Yes, because every year on the day they landed on the moon (what day was that?), we hold huge parties and get together with all our friends and family.

It gets a blurb on the news, just like your thing probably did.

tandeetaylor · April 12, 2002, 23:52

Oh, Imran already said what I said. Sorry

MBloomIII · April 12, 2002, 23:59

I recently read a book entitled RED MOON by Michael Cassutt which is a fictionalized look at the Space Race from the Soviet perspective. Cassutt is a noted Space historian and is the author of the encyclopedic Who's Who In Space.

The book is really good BTW.

Ecthy · April 13, 2002, 05:32

One of the first heroes I learned about in Kindergarten ...

Ecthy · April 13, 2002, 05:35

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Originally posted by Zkribbler
First foreign citizen in space.

That would probably be the second hero I learned about in Kindergarten

Provost Harrison · April 13, 2002, 07:46

It is quite disappointing how little is said about Gagarin in western society, like it is insignificant, yet in real terms probably more significant than the moon landings.

Was Laika your third hero Andy?

Ecthy · April 13, 2002, 08:17

Gagarin and Jähn rule, though I don't even know whether Jähn was the first foreign one...

Laika? nah... Ernst Schneller!!!

Zkribbler · April 13, 2002, 09:32

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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
It is quite disappointing how little is said about Gagarin in western society,

Too true. We joke about how the Soviets claimed to have invented everything, but then we ignore their greatest accomplishments. Such hypocrisy.

Serb · April 16, 2002, 04:38

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btw..if you happen to be russian. Everyday is worth getting drunk

Nice trolling.

But you are wrong. A usual day is not worth enough to getting drunk for us. We drink only to celebrate major dates, like French revolution’s date or the fishermen’s day or women’s day or Army’s day or *whatever*-day.
So, we only drink at celebrates, we don’t drink at common days.

Ah… almost forget, when we are dry, we usually do some unimportant things, just for our fun, like launching first man in space or launching first probe to Venus or building first Nuclear plant or inventing something unimportant like Laser, that sort of things. We are doing such things only because we feel bore between drunken parties.

(I’m kidding)

Serb · April 16, 2002, 04:45

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Originally posted by Ecthelion
Laika? nah... Ernst Schneller!!!

May be by Laika he mean Belka and Strelka- first dogs launched in space. We used dogs as test animals while US used monkeys for this purpose.

Bereta_Eder · April 16, 2002, 05:15

hey Serb, everytime I come to this internet cafee I'm now I always get this site as the first site http://bzz.ru/ds.html

what is it?

Serb · April 16, 2002, 05:51

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Originally posted by paiktis22
what is it?

Just a site. News, show buissnes, cars, sex, forums, other bullsh!t.
Nothing interesting really.

Provost Harrison · April 16, 2002, 06:27

Well I was always told that the first dog in space was Laika, launched by the Russians...