hassata Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 http://www.cracked.com/article_19142_5-soviet-space-programs-that-prove-russia-was-insane.html [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Fabri91 Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Here's First Orbit, the "official" video made to celebrate the day. And today is also the 30th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle flight, STS-1, which took place on the 12th of April 1981, 20 years to the day after Vostok 1, Gagarin's flight. OS: Win11 Pro 64bit MB: ASUS B550-I STRIX CPU: AMD R7 5800X GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB RAM: 32GB DDR4 SSD (OS and Sims): Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Accessories: TrackIR5, Virpil WarBRD, Warthog HOTAS Throttle, CH Pedals
RIPTIDE Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Yuri was the 1st in space, but according to international regulations due to the nature of his return to earth it shouldn't *officially* be declared first in space on that date. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
MTFDarkEagle Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 A wonderfull day for (space)aviation. Think about how far we've come in this time! Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Fabri91 Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 A wonderfull day for (space)aviation. Think about how far we've come in this time! Indeed. It might not sound like much that all manned activities take place in low earth orbit, but compare the ISS to the first space stations and their often troubled history and it'll be obvious that much has been achieved. OS: Win11 Pro 64bit MB: ASUS B550-I STRIX CPU: AMD R7 5800X GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB RAM: 32GB DDR4 SSD (OS and Sims): Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Accessories: TrackIR5, Virpil WarBRD, Warthog HOTAS Throttle, CH Pedals
Shinigami Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Cheers for the Russian comrade for their achievement in the space era... From their fellow Comrade the Cuban's :D Is amazing the my father tells me that when He was young rocket to the space was like the SyFi movies of our time. La guerra, asi como es madrastra de los cobardes, es madre de los valientes. Cervantes. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Shinigami Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Yuri was the 1st in space, but according to international regulations due to the nature of his return to earth it shouldn't *officially* be declared first in space on that date. Admit it Russian were the first in space, stop whining La guerra, asi como es madrastra de los cobardes, es madre de los valientes. Cervantes. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 http://www.cracked.com/article_19142_5-soviet-space-programs-that-prove-russia-was-insane.htmlI don't find it funny ridiculing people who, within their knowledge and skills, were braking the limits of space exploration. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
hassata Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 Indeed not. I find it incredibly heroic that they were willing to go to the lengths cited in the piece (including but not limited to almost certain death) to prevail. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Shinigami Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I don't find it funny ridiculing people who, within their knowledge and skills, were braking the limits of space exploration. 100% with you. They are always minimizing the achievements of the Russian, AND they are not strong enough men to accept the true.. Shinigami Out... La guerra, asi como es madrastra de los cobardes, es madre de los valientes. Cervantes. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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