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>first animal? laika died.
Yes, but Belka and Strelka lived. They were the first to go to orbit and back. USSR too.
>first *naut? yuri gagarin didn't even have manual controls.
And Alan Shepard didn't even had a bath. I say this one doesn't count too.
In fact - nothing counts until your nation\program can't deliver a human to Alpha Centauri and black alive and well. Ideally in less than a year.
A real challenge, wouldn't you agree? :)
>first animal? laika died.
Yes, but Belka and Strelka lived. They were the first to go to orbit and back. USSR too.
>first *naut? yuri gagarin didn't even have manual controls.
And Alan Shepard didn't even had a bath. I say this one doesn't count too.
In fact - nothing counts until your nation\program can't deliver a human to Alpha Centauri and black alive and well. Ideally in less than a year.