Posted on 04/11/2011 6:11:15 AM PDT by jmcenanly
It came as a shock to American intelligence officials, to the Kennedy administration — and to the original seven Project Mercury astronauts. Fifty years ago Tuesday the Soviet Union, which had trouble producing quality refrigerators and TV sets for its own people, sent a man into space and returned him safely to Earth.
His name was Yuri Gagarin, a forgotten figure in most of the world today, and he did more than brush his shoulder against outer space, which is essentially what America's first space veteran, Alan B. Shepard, did a month later in a 15-minute flight that took him 115 miles high. As he whistled strains of Shostakovich, Gagarin piloted his Vostok spacecraft beyond the bounds of the atmosphere, achieved Earth orbit and spent 108 minutes in space.
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“... a forgotten figure in most of the world today...”
Eh? One of the most famous names in history.
Space without Muslim outreach is so last century.
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