First there was Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin on April 12, 1961.
Then there was John Herschel Glenn, Jr on February 20, 1962.
Today, Yang Liwei is expected to make 14 orbits of the Earth during a flight lasting just short of 24 hours before coming back to land in Inner Mongolia.
China now officially joins Russia and the United States as having sent men into space. He's been up there about half an hour so far. No word on how he's doing.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this. I think it's great that other nations are looking to manned spaceflight. It's just... it's just... it's China and why do I feel that they will never share their experience with the rest of "us". And why do I have this nagging feeling that there is some other reason behind this? Is it just because... it's China? Is that fair?
2008
2007- Mike and the Apple Guck
2006- Wolves 1 - Admirals 5
2005- Irregular posting
2004- No hockey? What about simulated hockey?
- Bunny drugs
- Pulled the trigger too soon...
2002- Argh Argh Argh!!!
- Do you speak binary?
- Frosty