GorillaXI Posted April 12, 2011 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Posted April 12, 2011 Fifty years ago today (April 12), cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted into Earth orbit, marking the beginning of the human spaceflight era. In humanity's first half-century as a spacefaring species, government-run space programs put people on the moon and began to master low-Earth orbit. The next 50 years should bring a sea change, with commercial companies taking over near-Earth operations and freeing NASA and other space agencies to send astronauts to asteroids and Mars. As a result, by 2061, millions of people may well have gone to space, and thousands may be living there, experts say. We may see permanently manned outposts on the moon, and boots will likely have crunched into Mars' red dirt. April 12 marks two huge milestones in the history of human spaceflight. On that date in 1961, the Soviet Union's Yuri Gagarin became the first person in history to reach outer space. And exactly 20 years later, NASA launched the first space shuttle mission, debuting the workhorse vehicle that would carry astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit for the next three decades.There have been a lot of other "firsts" in the 50 years of human spaceflight.
CptCanada Posted April 12, 2011 Member ID: 127 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 39 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 253 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2014 Birthday: 12/01/1960 Posted April 12, 2011 But did it really happen.lol Gota luv the conspirocy theorys.
DEEJAYKEG Posted April 12, 2011 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted April 12, 2011 I feel privileged to have been able to watch the first manned Moon landing live on TV (yes, folks, that was possible in the 1960s!). I am also proud of my nation's own ventures in space exploration... (Photo: Daily Telegraph) See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3548363/Teddy-bears-in-space-first-pictures.html Awards
TedsofBeverlyHills Posted April 12, 2011 Member ID: 255 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 24 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1809 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 2091 Achievement Points: 15969 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 17, 2024 Birthday: 12/17/1957 Device: Windows Posted April 12, 2011 Nice post Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted April 13, 2011 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15031 Content Per Day: 2.60 Reputation: 8047 Achievement Points: 92232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: Macintosh Posted April 13, 2011 I was to young to really expereince the space race but looking back and watching a mini series like "From the Earth to the Moon"..you truley get a feel of what it was like. For those who havent seen it, it a must... Pete Awards
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