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Not the kind of communist space yuri I usually watch but pretty cool regardless
Ninety years ago a star was born 
Grandson of a serf reached the stars from a country that was still learning what a metal plow was 30 years before. That's what communism can do for you!
(Meanwhile Alan Shepard was descended from the Mayflower)
Wild that his trip was so recent he could still be putting around today
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2024
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