First man in space

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Jdsk
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You're welcome.

It was a pleasure to be reminded of something that actually happened!

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Re: First man in space

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The space race between the two super powers was serious stuff and to America's credit they televised most of their launches. I think this was a very bold thing to do.
Russia suppressed any bad news and I'd guess many pilots lost their lives and we were never told of the failures.
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A couple of years ago I was invited to Inmarsats HQ in London to watch the live launch of one of their Global Express satellites on a Russian rocket the design of which dates back to the 1960s!

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Gagarin's best mate, before & after he landed...
two different images of Komarov
two different images of Komarov
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