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Russia has the first finish line -- Sputnik. You can pick a successor finish line to diminish the American accomplishment, but Russia will always have that fir
by bryanlarsen 18d ago
Russia has the first finish line -- Sputnik. You can pick a successor finish line to diminish the American accomplishment, but Russia will always have that first one.
- WalterBright 18d agoNah, the V2 was the first rocket to reach space.
- bryanlarsen 18d agoWhile true, the Germans don't claim that first for obvious reasons, leaving the Russians able to claim the first achievement.
- WalterBright 18d agoIt doesn't matter what they claim. It's a documented fact.
- bryanlarsen 17d agoBragging rights are about bragging, not about facts. Facts make the bragging easier, but they are secondary.