Tuesday 12 April 2011

The First Man in Space

Today we honor Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.

After seeing Tim's post, I was surprised to learn that Gagarin died in 1968. Some reading revealed that he was killed in a jet crash, caused by negligence of the ground crew. He was only 34 years old.



I wish the Soviet Union had treated its space heroes better. Hopefully, he and Laika are off frolicking somewhere, wherever it is cosmonauts go when they die.

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Posted by George O'Connor at 10:02
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10 comments:

  1. SiFraser12 April 2011 at 10:53

    Ooooh, Abadzis is gonna kick your ass!!!

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  2. George O'Connor12 April 2011 at 11:10

    I know, it's definitely veering into Abadzian territory. Laika's been on my mind since his "Happy Landings" post (which I linked to).

    Lousy commies.

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  3. Joe Infurnari12 April 2011 at 12:08

    This is a good drawing…for Laika to poop on!

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  4. js312 April 2011 at 13:36

    "...wherever it is cosmonauts go when they die."

    A bar, presumably.

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  5. George O'Connor12 April 2011 at 13:52

    wow, we are a heartless bunch, aren't we?

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  6. Tim Hamilton12 April 2011 at 21:16

    Heartless?! No I!

    So you didn't think you'd be able to capture the likeness eh, George?

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  7. George O'Connor12 April 2011 at 21:35

    Actually, I have two failed attempts in my sketchbook before I came up with this better idea :)

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  8. Tim Hamilton12 April 2011 at 21:42

    You KNEW you couldn't capture the likeness!

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  9. SiFraser12 April 2011 at 22:31

    I like this drawing. It would make a good t-shirt

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  10. George O'Connor13 April 2011 at 07:07

    When we finally get off our duffs and start offering Drawbridge t-shirts, I'll have this be one. Also, it will be included in the Drawbridge sketchbook.

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