April 12 is the 47th anniversary of the first successful manned space flight. April 12 is celebrated as the Cosmonautics Day.
Just remember who was there first.
Behind the Iron Curtain:Cosmonautics Day
April 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: Behind the Iron Curtain · Nostalgia · Russian Accent
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1
Xavier Onassis
// Apr 13, 2008 at 7:51 pm
I have incredible respect for the Russian space program and you have inspired me to make my own post about it.
2
emawkc
// Apr 14, 2008 at 11:51 am
So Gagarin was as skilled as the Monkey the good guys sent up a decade earlier.
Just kidding, comrade. Happy Cosmonautics Day!
3
m.v.
// Apr 14, 2008 at 4:23 pm
actually he was a pilot, but in this case he was pretty much a test monkey, not like he could steer it
4 Internet with the Russian Accent // Jul 20, 2008 at 7:15 pm
[...] tons of photos describes a tour of the National Space Facilities Control and Testing Center where Gagarin used to work. According to the text most of this equipment is now defunct but still impressive. [...]
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