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Nephilim_LV426
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 8:56 PMThat's right... a mere 51 years ago on April 12, 1961, Man entered space for the first time. A single orbit around the earth. And the guy that did it kicked off the space race and a whole new generation of enthusiasts.
Yuri Gagarin. Don't forget it! [url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html]On NASA now[/url]
[img]http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/146084main_yurig_516.jpg[/img]
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bigbirdjimmy
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 9:33 PMThanks for posting! Doesnt seem that long ago but look how far we have come as a people.
Spartacus
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 9:37 PMI was born exactly 14 months later.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/LucilleBall.jpg[/img]
Nephilim_LV426
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 9:59 PMJust love this conceptual design for Yuri's spaceship.
Takes me back to Thunderbirds! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Blast Off !!!
[img]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2011/04/First-Spaceflight-.jpg[/img]
dallas!dallas!
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 11:49 PMAnd now, 51 years to the day, North Korea takes its next step towards world domination. They're just too smart for us! A day that will in infamy. Somebody famous said that. I just can't place the name.
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MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 6:21 AMKenneth Williams said that didn't he? ... infamy, infamy ... they've all got it in for me! ...
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