Monday, April 11, 2011

"Dreaming of space"

By David M. Shribman

"It came as a shock to American intelligence officials, to the Kennedy administration — and to the original seven Project Mercury astronauts. Fifty years ago Tuesday the Soviet Union, which had trouble producing quality refrigerators and TV sets for its own people, sent a man into space and returned him safely to Earth."

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