Cancer Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Yuri Gagarin made the first manned orbital flight in space. The US officially congratulated him, but it was a deeply disquieting event at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Re: Vostok I: 12 April 1961 + 50 years I hear the ISS crew got a day of in celebration of this event (also the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle). On a sad note, there doesn't seem to be much interest in space nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Re: Vostok I: 12 April 1961 + 50 years The interest in space remains, I think. It's just not something that gets any real attention from most politicians. Being seen as "pro-space" might be nice for a photo op or speech that makes one look visionary, but space programs are very expensive (at least, the way Big Government runs them) and extremely unlikely to help win the next election. That last being the primary motivation of most contemporary politicians, or so it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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