Britain is behind in the space race.

[colinthefox]

I was scanning some holiday snaps into my computer recently, and in the process came upon this little gem of a newspaper clip from 1971. In the light of Major Tim's adventures, it proves conclusively that others have been way ahead of us for years. Even in 1970 this small country had twelve Astronauts!



And it must be true cos it came from the official Zambian news agency.

And for further confirmation, here they all are on YouTube

 

[Panky]

Brilliant, no nonsense reporting

 

[colinthefox]

I cried with laughter at the video.

Look out for the astronauts simulating re-entry by rolling downhill in barrels.

 

[bazzateer]

The sort of thing Spike Milligan would have got himself 'blacked' up for in a sketch on his TV show!

 

[colinthefox]

Thinking about it, I'm full of remorse for taking advantage of someone's lack of education in that way, but Baz, I agree that it is very "Milligan".

 

[bazzateer]

Most humour is at the expense of someone so don't feel bad.