And when the time comes to write the history of civil astronation, they will say of June 21, 2004:
First civilian-piloted spaceflight; deemed slightly less important than taped footage of Kobe Bryant (contemporary sports celebrity) walking into a courtroom.
CNN: Televising ground-breaking achievements, unless it takes too long.
Posted: June 21, 2004 12:26 PMThat makes me feel a bit better about the CBC web site giving more attention to election minutiae than the first non-government space flight.
well for what its worth BBC in peru was busy showing something else too.