1. Space Flight
And even the Russian Space Program was crucial to what the space program is today. ... Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. ... Before the flight, while the astronauts were being strapped in, Michael Collins had this to say, "Here I am, a white male, age thirty-eight, height 5 feet 11 inches, weight 165 pounds, salary $17,000 per annum, resident of a Texas suburb, with black spot on my roses, state of mind unsettled, about to be shot off to the Moon. ... In less than fifteen minutes I was backing awkwardly out of the hatch and onto the surface to join Neil, who, in the tradition of all tou...
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