Comments on: 352. 48 years ago http://www.nonequilibrium.net/48-years/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed For physicts by physicists Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NEQNET: first two weeks of April | NEQNET: Non-equilibrium Phenomena http://www.nonequilibrium.net/48-years/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 NEQNET: first two weeks of April | NEQNET: Non-equilibrium Phenomena Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:26:27 +0000 http://www.nonequilibrium.net/?p=3271#comment-8049 [...] 48 years ago. Space opened its doors for Major Yuri Gagarin on Apr 21 1961. Did it really close its doors for us [...] [...] 48 years ago. Space opened its doors for Major Yuri Gagarin on Apr 21 1961. Did it really close its doors for us [...]

]]> By: Lubos Motl http://www.nonequilibrium.net/48-years/comment-page-1/#comment-7908 Lubos Motl Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:44:10 +0000 http://www.nonequilibrium.net/?p=3271#comment-7908 Czechoslovakia was the first country Gagarin visited after he returned from the space, and we appreciated it. If you don't know the official Czechoslovak song celebrating Gagarin, try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mL7nu5EIUk Nice jazz, kind of surprising for those old times. A translation of the lyrics to English: http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/04/yuri-gagarin-46-years-ago.html The modern 2007 variation celebrating the U.S. missile defense system on the Czech territory, including video (parody by the foes of the project) plus my translation of lyrics to English: http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/06/bush-in-prague-rockets-not-radars.html Czechoslovakia was the first country Gagarin visited after he returned from the space, and we appreciated it. If you don’t know the official Czechoslovak song celebrating Gagarin, try

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mL7nu5EIUk

Nice jazz, kind of surprising for those old times. A translation of the lyrics to English:

http://motls.blogspot.com/2007.....s-ago.html

The modern 2007 variation celebrating the U.S. missile defense system on the Czech territory, including video (parody by the foes of the project) plus my translation of lyrics to English:

http://motls.blogspot.com/2007.....adars.html

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