British plan to send in man in space with a converted V-2 rocket could happen as early as 1951 if it was approved, so who would become the first astronaut in that program?
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British plan to send in man in space with a converted V-2 rocket could happen as early as 1951 if it was approved, so who would become the first astronaut in that program?
When I did it, the first man in space was Vickers' chief test pilot at the time- one Brian Trubshaw. Happening earlier as it did, you're looking at a different generation of pilots and engineers; the first Russian in space would have been Lavochkin's test pilot Mark Gallai.
Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown of course
This guy has my vote, so he has flown everything but an Eagle of Manwë!
British plan to send in man in space with a converted V-2 rocket could happen as early as 1951 if it was approved, so who would become the first astronaut in that program?
Winston Churchill obviously
British plan to send in man in space with a converted V-2 rocket could happen as early as 1951 if it was approved, so who would become the first astronaut in that program?
You'd need to strap two Megarocs together to get him off the ground...Winston Churchill obviously
A very useful attribute.And he is little - he puts part of the reason for his surviving on being very small and able to tuck himself into a small ball during an unplanned return to earth
Surely Dan Dare and Digby were the first British astronauts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Dare
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Professor Joseph Cavor, Arnold Bedford and Kate Callender in 1899