• Decoy321@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Understandable. Dude was the first, I’m sure his odds at the time warranted a few shots.

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        His odds were good,actually ; despite the near-constant rumours around the USSR space program, Korolev did his best to make sure the launch was safe as it could get.

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          Rest assured, I’m in agreement. I’m just joking that the dude who was the first to use an explosion to leave the planet might have some nerves that needed calming.

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      Yes, but he’s also Russian which disqualifies this fact as extraordinary.