/dev/null Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2011/04/0412soviet-cosmonaut-yuri-gagarin-orbits/ 50 years ago today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Pretty cool. Of course, he was not the first animal to orbit the Earth. That was Laika, the dog, in 1957. One more reason that dogs are better than people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Pretty cool. Of course, he was not the first animal to orbit the Earth. That was Laika, the dog, in 1957. One more reason that dogs are better than people. Not to mention that the Ruskies had no plan or intention of bringing Laika back home safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Also the 30 year anniversary of STS-1, Columbia... and NASA announced where the orbiters will be displayed: Discovery - Smithsonian NASM, DC Atlantis - KSC Enterprise - Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum, NYC Endeavour - California Science Center, Los Angeles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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