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Yuri Gagarin's pioneering space flight took place 60 years ago on April 12, 1961.
For SpaceNut ... for some reason, the name of the first human in space was not included in topics of the forum, so I'm hoping it might be noted in future years.
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He was promoted to Major something while orbiting the planet...and when a peasant ask his fellow peasant father "Is that Major General Gagarin up there your son?" Gagarin's father replied "No, my son's only a Lieutenant."
Yuri Gagarin's pioneering space flight took place 60 years ago on April 12, 1961.
For SpaceNut ... for some reason, the name of the first human in space was not included in topics of the forum, so I'm hoping it might be noted in future years.
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Let's Go to Mars...Google on: Fast Track to Mars blogspot.com
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Yuri Gagarin wore the first space suit on his historic flight in 1961. We now have three topics about or related to space suits.
Gagarin's flight is celebrated each year with Yuri's Night.
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