Fifty years today, Yuri Gagarin blasted off in Vostok 1 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In 108 minutes he orbited the Earth and safely returned. Since then, livable stations have been built in orbit around our planet and people have personally visited the god**** moon. Here's to the first explorer of space, and to another fifty years of manned exploration of the cosmos!
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Liftoff!
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http://www.youtube.com/firstorbit?feature=yoodle
Film to commerate the launch. "First Orbit". ________________________________ --m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig? 
The real question is this..when are moon bases and planetary colonies going to happen?
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell ordnance11 Wrote:The real question is this..when are moon bases and planetary colonies going to happen?Wow, this is just begging for a fenspace quote. _____________ Veni, vidi, vici. [I came, I saw, I conquered Quote from Julius Caesar ordnance11 Wrote:The real question is this..when are moon bases and planetary colonies going to happen?Sadly, we could've had these by now if it weren't for politics and money. 
Off topic -- Jack, while I like the graphic, it's a bit large for sig.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
I'll help him cut it down to size, Bob. Was a bit worried myself when I saw it, but I wanted to see how others reacted since I've seen sigs that are longer than that on SpaceBattles.
No prob -- if no one complains, I won't make an issue of it.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
Hey Bob, sorry about the sig, I was a bit busy. I fixed it, and put a new one up.
_____________ Veni, vidi, vici. [I came, I saw, I conquered Quote from Julius Caesar
No problem, I wasn't hacked off about it, just thought it was a bit big.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. |
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