[SJSAMPLE]

Saw a show on the largely unknown Soviet portion of the moon race. One good segment dealt with this rover and it was truly an amazing achievement.

[Mr. K]

The space race was amazing and I remember the US sie had its own propoganda going- I grew up thinking John Glenn was the first man in space- not the first man to ORBIT the earth. That little detail was left out and no mention at all that a Russian man was first into space - I didnt leanr that until i was in college

[chimera]

They did some good work up there with what we'd consider relatively simple (primitive) equipment. But sometimes simpler is better (not always). Those long-duration missions on the old Mir were quite remarkable feats.

Of course, they've had their share of tragedy, as we have. Komarov's (reputed) final words in his fatal parachute malfunction accident were truly heart-rending.