China in space.

China launched its first manned mission today, how about that!?

Harley


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"Harley W. Daugherty" wrote:

China launched its first manned mission today, how about that!?

While manned space flight is an impressive technical accomplishment, and
space exploration is important to mankind's understanding of himself, I
have one thing to say to Beijing: "Welcome to 1961."

John C. Baker wrote in message
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While manned space flight is an impressive technical accomplishment,
and
space exploration is important to mankind's understanding of himself,
I
have one thing to say to Beijing: "Welcome to 1961."

Standby for garish polyester clothing and bitter, ugly women without
bras.

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destruction and quagmire..." Ann Coulter
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2003/091703.htm

tscottme wrote:
John C. Baker wrote in message
...
While manned space flight is an impressive technical accomplishment, and
space exploration is important to mankind's understanding of himself, I
have one thing to say to Beijing: "Welcome to 1961."

Standby for garish polyester clothing and bitter, ugly women without
bras.

ROFL! On the other hand, I might make a visit to The Cavern.

Cheers
David

"tscottme" wrote in message
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John C. Baker wrote in message
...


While manned space flight is an impressive technical
accomplishment, and space exploration is important
to mankind's understanding of himself, I have one
thing to say to Beijing: "Welcome to 1961."

Standby for garish polyester clothing and bitter, ugly
women without bras.

How will they tell the difference?

Homer

(My email address has an "anti spam" name)

Looks like a complete copy of the Soviet space program, down to the
pressure suit, and the name "cosmonaut." How can they go wrong?

"Harley W. Daugherty" wrote
China launched its first manned mission today, how about that!?

Harley

"Gene Storey" wrote in message
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"Harley W. Daugherty" wrote
China launched its first manned mission today, how about that!?

Harley
Looks like a complete copy of the Soviet space program, down to the
pressure suit, and the name "cosmonaut." How can they go wrong?


If the money had been spent on the X-15 program, the US would be further
along. But that's another story.

That makes 4 nations. US, Russia, China and the Muppets "Pigs in 'Space'"

"Daryl Hunt" wrote:

That makes 4 nations. US, Russia, China and the Muppets "Pigs in 'Space'"

You left out the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.

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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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"Daryl Hunt" wrote:

That makes 4 nations. US, Russia, China and the Muppets "Pigs in
'Space'"

You left out the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.

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And the Mayor of Washington D.C.

"Gene Storey" wrote in message

Looks like a complete copy of the Soviet space program, down to the
pressure suit, and the name "cosmonaut." How can they go wrong?

The American space efforts were not necessarily done on their own
either. I think Mr. Newton should be given some credit along with Mr. Von
Braun and his crew. Canadian born Jim Chamberlin chief designer of the
CF-105 AVRO Arrow was basically the guy that designed the Gemini space
craft. He was one of a number of AVRO Canada engineers that headed south to
work for NASA after the sad cancellation of the Arrow project. See:
http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1999/07/06/64.asp Scientific efforts are build of
the shoulders of scientists of many nations, not just one. I think the
Chinese should be congratulated! I only hope their efforts are peaceful
ones and not cold war one-up-man-ship as was the case in the past.