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Originally posted by Serb
Wha had the biggest missile?
Who had the biggest nuke?
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That's because you couldn't do the same job with less. We didn't build Energia because we didn't need Energia. The reason our nukes were smaller is because we rely on acuracy. If you can hit your target, you don't need to blow up the entire province to get it.
After 1960, Soviet space technology began to lag behind the West. In some area, the Soviets were the most advanced in the world, in many areas of theoretical physics, chemistry, biology, etc. MiG-29 and Su-27(?) are among the best fighter craft in the world, rivaling the best American fighters. Why make up **** to be proud of when there is real stuff to be proud of?
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June 20, 2003, 21:58
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Ok.
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USSR.
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Right, when I think Soviet UNion, I think "High quality drugs and non-political doctors!"
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June 20, 2003, 22:00
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1st probe to another planet - US
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Actually, the Soviets landed the first probe on another body, the Moon. The Soviets were also the first to land a probe on another planet, Venus.
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See above, although I expect you meant 1st manned Lunar landing.
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June 20, 2003, 22:00
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Hey, I read the same article you posted. It says, and I quote:
It does not include people who, unable to find work, have set themselves up in their own businesses. No kidding! Perhaps it's because, having set themselves up in business, they're not unemployed! Shocking, I know. 
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June 20, 2003, 22:02
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Originally posted by Velociryx
Hey, I read the same article you posted. It says, and I quote:
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And you ignored the numbers to suit your own agenda.
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June 20, 2003, 22:07
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Didn't ignore them at all. Employed is employed. People working from home are employed. You agree. No biggie there.
People who have work (part time or not) and want a better job are employed. Use the term underemployed if it makes you sleep better.
I WANT to be making double my salary too! Guess I"m "underemployed" Better adjust that statistic....
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June 20, 2003, 22:09
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Fair 'nuff....Russia beat us to Venus....that still puts the US out front. Not bad given the Russian head start....amazing, considering all the wonderous technological superiority of the former Soviet Union, eh?
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June 20, 2003, 22:09
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Che, Communists are bad; see my sig for details.
But your last few posts have been completely correct.
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
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June 20, 2003, 22:12
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Personally, I think the reason they use the numbers we know and love rather than the ones che seems to prefer is becuase the more familiar numbers are based on more evidence rather than conjecture.
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June 20, 2003, 22:14
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Hey....I'll bet if we came up with a broad enough definition, we could get the number even higher!
* but if you count the number of college students who will be graduating in the next four years, the unemployment number increases to 16%
* and if you count the number of people who are employed, but don't really like their jobs, the unemployment number increases to 22%
Man....such fun! What else can we add!?
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EDIT: Actually, I think that since the US touts itself as being a capitalist-oriented economy, we should count all the folks employed by the government as being "unemployed" too! That'd get it up over 25%, surely!
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June 20, 2003, 22:16
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Originally posted by Velociryx
Oh goody! Yes! Let's whip 'em out and compare, shall we?
Space, he says:
1st Satellite - Russia
1st Spaceman - Russia
1st probe to another planet - US
1st semi-permanent space station - US
1st Lunar Landing - US
1st Orbiting telescope - US
1st Reusable spacecraft - US
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Incorrect.
I don't know about which planet your are talking about, but Russians launched interplanetary probes to the Moon, Mars and Venus earlier than anyone else.
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Incorrect.
Soviet "Salut" was first space station. Not to mention that you never had station like "Mir".
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Soviets had workable prototype of reusable spacecraft in 60's, but abondoned the idea because of its ineffectivneses or because of Khrushev's stupiduty.
Next:
First human in open space- USSR.
First women in space- USSR.
The record for the longest space flight of a single cosmonaut (over 400 days) - USSR.
Your turn.
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June 20, 2003, 22:21
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Serb, in America we have a saying; "It doesn't matter where you were when the race started, it matters where you are when it ends.
30+ years later, America has have a dozen moon landings, USSR/Russia= 0
Ka-ching!
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
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June 20, 2003, 22:22
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Personally, I think the reason they use the numbers we know and love rather than the ones che seems to prefer is becuase the more familiar numbers are based on more evidence rather than conjecture.
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What part of the government publishes another set of statistics don't you people understand. I'm not the one inventing this number, the Fed's are.
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June 20, 2003, 22:23
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Serb, in America we have a saying; "It doesn't matter where you were when the race started, it matters where you are when it ends.
30+ years later, America has have a dozen moon landings, USSR/Russia= 0
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Well, let's be real for a second here. The prurpose of the moon race was to develop better ICBM technology. As both sides still have the capacity to annihilate one another and the rest of the human species and 99% of the rest of the biosphere, nobody's winning that race. In nuclear war, there are only losers.
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June 20, 2003, 22:24
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
What part of the government publishes another set of statistics don't you people understand.
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What part of I think the number is specious regardless of its source goes over your head?
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June 20, 2003, 22:28
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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
Now, research is mostly funded by voluntary contributions of capital. I can invest in it if I want, or I can choose not to.
Under your system, there would need to be a conscious decision to the effect that you're going to take X resources from the standard of living of everyone, to fund this undirected, unpredictable, and probably (in most projects) pointless effort by these bourgeoise intelligentsia types.
So first, how much do you **** over the common working man to pay these researchers and for what projects?
Second, do you go for high talent scientists and support people (who include people like me you'd deem subservice, dangerous, and who have nothing but contempt for your system), or do you go for mediocre scientists who are party hacks?
The USSR also splendidly illustrated how to screw up that issue.
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I think you might not understand that when capital is used in the current system to fund scientific research that that uses resources that could otherwise be used to produce other goods and services.
edit: Ok, now I see what you're asking. The funding can be determined similar to the way government funding is determined now.
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June 20, 2003, 22:29
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Strange that in almost 500 posts I have not seen a word from either side even mentioning 'quality of life', sad thing if you ask me.
Does technology have to move forward as fast as it does today?* People were able to live and get by before cellphones (and other stuff).
Isn't that the most important bit, what you (whatever form of goverment it is or how you want to call it) do for the people?
* medical advance perhaps being the exception.
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June 20, 2003, 22:30
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Well, let's be real for a second here. The prurpose of the moon race was to develop better ICBM technology. As both sides still have the capacity to annihilate one another and the rest of the human species and 99% of the rest of the biosphere, nobody's winning that race. In nuclear war, there are only losers.
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A Saturn V is completely unnessecary for an ICBM. In addition, Kennedy had already informed NASA before the Bay Of Pigs to begin actively devolping a moon program.
If you're looking for a military related space program, think "Dyna-Soar", which would have devolped the same "ICBM" tech (which already was devolped) and been more military oriented.
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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June 20, 2003, 22:30
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Serb, in America we have a saying; "It doesn't matter where you were when the race started, it matters where you are when it ends.
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Exactly. When space race was started USA had economic unharmed by WW2, while Soviet Union laid in ruins after nazi invasion. USA took best German rocket scientists. Who was the father of American cosmonautic? Von Braun, if I remember correctly. Who was the father of Soviet cosmonautics? Sergei Korolev. Despite that USA was in preferable condiitions, Soviets still were able to kick your asses and launched first satellite and first spaceman.
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I thought that there were only six manned landings. And btw, why do you think we should send people to the Moon? What for? To gain samples? In 1970 Soviet probe 'Luna 16' automaticly returned samples to Earth.
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June 20, 2003, 22:33
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A Saturn V is completely unnessecary for an ICBM. In addition, Kennedy had already informed NASA before the Bay Of Pigs to begin actively devolping a moon program.
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You don't think the guidance technology developed to put people on the Moon has a practical application in planting a bomb in Red Square?
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June 20, 2003, 22:34
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I thought that there were only six manned landings.
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Because it's there. The same reason why we must ultimately send men to Mars. That and Martian explorers can do much more stuff than robots.
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What for? To gain samples? In 1970 Soviet probe 'Luna 16' automaticly returned samples to Earth.
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Too bad the Soviet probe program has a worse track record than NASA's. 
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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1st probe to reach Venus- Mariner 2, in 1962.
1st and only probe mission to Mercury- triple fly-by accomplished by Mariner 10 in 1974-75.
1st probe mission to Jupiter- Pioneer 10, launched in 1972.
1st probe to visit Saturn- Pioneer 11, in 1979.
1st probe to reach Uranus- Voyager 2, 1986.
1st probe to reach Neptune- Voyager 2, 1989.
1st successful rendezvous in space- Gemini 6 & 7
And, to give a nod to the Russians, the longest space flight was WELL in excess of 400 days:
Valery Polyakov - 679 days 
We could go back and forth like this all day tho....and to what end? There IS no USSR any longer, true? A failed communist experiment?
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Too bad the Soviet probe program has a worse track record than NASA's.
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I don't think soo.
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I thought that there were only six manned landings. And btw, why do you think we should send people to the Moon?
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It's a typo. He meant half a dozen.
And you were trying to send people to the moon, so don't act like you were trying to develop a better way. The reason we beat you is because your rockets kept exploding and killing your cosmonauts.
Like I said, be proud of what's real, because the USSR had some great ones. But when you boast of stuff that isn't true, you pull the rug out from underneath the real accomplishments.
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You don't think the guidance technology developed to put people on the Moon has a practical application in planting a bomb in Red Square?
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Guidence technology was already there with evolving electronics. By the end of the '60s there were guided missiles and bombs that certainly had no basis in the Apollo program.
I will, however, concede that the Apollo program was also a good stunt to crow over the USSR with.
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And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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1st probe to reach Venus- Mariner 2, in 1962.
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Yeah, but it didn't land there.
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Wow, 506 posts and counting.
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No, they made a new thread, Oerdin  .
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He's from california, hours behind and all of that.....
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Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Originally posted by Velociryx
1st probe to reach Venus- Mariner 2, in 1962.
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It didn't land on surface.
Soviet 'Venera-7' Was the first probe to return data from the surface of another planet. (1970)
And Soviet 'Venera-9' was the first spacecraft to land on the surface of another planet. (landed on Venus in 1975 and made pictures of surface).
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1st and only probe mission to Mercury- triple fly-by accomplished by Mariner 10 in 1974-75. 1st probe mission to Jupiter- Pioneer 10, launched in 1972.
1st probe to visit Saturn- Pioneer 11, in 1979.
1st probe to reach Uranus- Voyager 2, 1986.
1st probe to reach Neptune- Voyager 2, 1989.
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True. 
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1st successful rendezvous in space- Gemini 6 & 7
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World first automatic docking and undocking of unmanned spacecraft ( Cosmos - 186 - Cosmos -188). (Russian backwardness in electronics, my ass  )
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And, to give a nod to the Russians, the longest space flight was WELL in excess of 400 days:Valery Polyakov - 679 days
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 Poor guy. Almost two years in space. I feel pity for his family.
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We could go back and forth like this all day tho....and to what end? There IS no USSR any longer, true?
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Yeah, let's stop it. The truth is that both sides made great achievments in space exploration and did a great service to entire humanity.
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A failed communist experiment?
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Nope. The betrayal of Soviet leadership.
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