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In reply to the discussion: Sixty years ago today: [View all]

rurallib

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3. one of the big reasons Gagarin got the job was because
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 09:20 PM
Apr 2021

he was small enough to fit in the capsule.

But I think today's commercial airplanes are based on that capsule's size

Sixty years ago today: [View all] lastlib Apr 2021 OP
remember the Spunick bubble gum? samnsara Apr 2021 #1
no, I don't. lastlib Apr 2021 #2
one of the big reasons Gagarin got the job was because rurallib Apr 2021 #3
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