![]() ![]() Following the flight, Gagarin became a celebrity within the Soviet Union but was kept from returning to space due to the authority's fears that, were there to be an accident, they could lose a useful propaganda tool, according to the BBC. ![]() On April 12, 1961, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man into space when he successfully completed a 108-minute flight orbiting Earth a single time, According to New Scientist. ![]() "What were its priorities, where would it apply the majority of its funding? There was a huge element of NASA that was thinking, what are the scientific questions that this agency is going to answer? Questions like what can we do with satellites in space? It was kind of a wild west, It was trying to figure out what it wanted to be." The first man into spaceĪ postcard of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to enter outer space (Image credit: getty: Rykoff Collection / Contributor) "In those early years, particularly 1958-1961, NASA was working to understand what its overall program would be," Odom said. The fledgling institution was in the process of finding its feet and discovering how it would approach the various problems concerned with launching both humans and objects into space. However, the early years of NASA were a far cry from what the organization would become. NASA officially opened for business on Oct. Eisenhower was really trying to disentangle all the military branches from being in competition with each other and move space exploration into a government agency dedicated to peaceful, open communication." "Eisenhower's chief problem during this period was which branch of the military would be responsible for developing a launch vehicle," according to Odom, "however, this was problematic because it put the various branches in competition with each other. A month later they followed this with the launch of Sputnik 2, which carried a dog named Laika, making the Soviets the first to send a living creature into outer space, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich.Ī NASA scientist examining the design of a rocket engine in the first year of the organization (Image credit: HUM Images / Contributor) 4, 1957, the Soviet Union announced that they had successfully launched a satellite, Sputnik. The United States first began planning this venture in 1954, according to a NASA article. The first aim of this "space race" was the launching of an unmanned object, a satellite, which could successfully orbit Earth. Another area of conflict was the battle to 'conquer' the exploration of space first. The Cold War had many battlefields, from the United States' intervention in Vietnam to the nuclear arms race. I’d have loved to actually SEE another factional player before I had hit 60.A technician working on the Soviet satellite, the first manmade object to orbit the earth (Image credit: Getty: Sovfoto / Contributor)įollowing the end of the Second World War, a bitter ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War, began. Being a lowbie, all I heard about was how great GZ was. I’d love to see lower level PvP areas and other lower-level cross-faction interaction. Which new AA features would you like to see in the future?Īre players a feature? Just kidding. What current feature would you change in AA to make it better?Ĭrafters need love. What song/genre you like to listen while playing AA? Rollin’ with OC and being on their Vent with 25 other Meks, just dominating GZ. What is your favorite moment you’ve experienced in AA? I can never kill him, but he’s usually a good sport about it all anyway. Who is your Arch-Nemesis in AA (Player or other)? Best area in the entire game, with the best enemies. She’s a bit crazy but I love the missions she gives. What is your favorite NPC & location in AA? It has a permanent 2×2 space in my locker. I have this level 34 Storm Lightning Cannon that I got from a mission and used for about 20 levels. Which junk item do you refuse to get rid of? ![]() I originally joined Order’s Chaos and had a blast with them, but when they left, I felt a loss in companionship and decided to join Death Dealers as they were our blood-brothers and a stand-up set of players.ĭo you craft? What is your favorite crafted item (yours or others)? My style of play affords me that luxury of not having to rely on anyone else, but if a group is out and about, I’ll try to link up, just to maximize the carnage caused. (The Champion is still level 43.)ĭo you play solo? Why did you join a clan? Originally I started a Mutant Champion, but after hitting the 40’s and not having ANY missions, I rolled Shadow_Monkey and haven’t looked back. Why did you choose your main Faction & Class? Well, I usually use Shadow in all my MMO names, and the TV was running a special on primates, so… My roommate bought it and so I started playing on his 30 day trial. When and How did you start playing Auto Assault? ![]()
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