Sputnik

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This day, 48 years ago the Russians launched the first artificial satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan which demonstrated the technological superiority of Communism…

The launch of Sputnik in 1957 marked the start of the space age.

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Yes you may be right there comrade,

But we all know it wasn’t about science.

The cold war mentality was a dangerous game of point scoring.



(Even today…the latest news on the street is that the Russians are refusing to bring back the American astronaut aboard the ISS unless the Americans pay for the flight)

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:lol:

>> "...Hmph. It doesn't fit!..."

SRY:
Correction it should have been
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DA - da da da - daa
DA - da da da - daaa
DA - da da da - daa
G ooo west...go west

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Hum,
While it is possible that there could have been some sort of secret agenda, to either destabilise the American government, increase military funding or as you say to get over flight permission; I would tend just to believe that the Americans just didn’t realise how advanced the Russians rocket designs had progressed, and their reliance on using bombers to deliver the hydrogen bomb.

After all, the purpose of getting into orbit was the deliver of a weapon.

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Indeed,
the benefits that it gave everyone today are one of the biggest accomplishments.

BTW, anyone else watching the Chinese CCTV channel 9 web cast last night?
They strangely broadcast the Shenzhou VI manned rocket launch - live..!!

Although, they did, as usual, launch a day early to confuse everyone (but those in the know, knew that they would)...

But congratulations go to the launch team for a successful launch.