On 08 Aug 04  15:38:35, Michael Haritonov got back to Bo Simonsen 
-> Re: Today's_History

 MH> other fields of space programs. At least, here in Russia most people
 MH> know that Americans were the first (and only) guys on the Moon, while
 MH> how much Americans know that the first man in space was Y.Gagarin and

Yep, Yuri.  Followed by Alan Shepherd.  That was a bit of a push, 
though, as he is was an up and down and bearly made it there.  

 MH> the first satellite ("sputnik") was Soviet? 

I knew that too.  Followed by Voyager.    

That's why math and science were pushed hard when I was in grade 
school.  



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