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Topic: FT Weekend: Vostok/Gagarin 50th anniv. special
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thump
Member Posts: 575
From: washington dc usa
Registered: May 2004
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posted 04-01-2011 10:39 AM
   
As a heads up, this weekend's Financial Times newspaper will be having a special issue/section marking the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, with interviews of "spacemen and women from 35 nations." |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-01-2011 10:48 AM
Some more information, courtesy FT's press office: To mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first space flight, FT Weekend set itself a challenge - to interview an astronaut from every one of the 38 countries on earth that has sent one of its citizens into space. No one has ever tried to do this before. It took took 12 weeks, with 17 writers using 11 languages.
The feature is a fascinating in-depth look at these extraordinary people, featuring interviews with other members of the global space elite: Yang Liwei (China), Chris Hadfield (Canada), Abdul Ahad Momand (Afghanistan), Rodolfo Neri Vela (Mexico) and Jugderdemidiin Gurragchaa (Mongolia).
As well as interactive online features and infographics covering the major events in space travel over the last 50 years, the special issue also features: Space medicine - what really happens to the human body in orbit; the anatomy of a space suit; and an exclusive photo story inside the Mars Space Lab. The full article will be available on FT.com this weekend. |
xlsteve
Member Posts: 391
From: Holbrook MA, USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 04-01-2011 01:23 PM
There's a bit of a 'teaser' for this weekend's piece on their web site here. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-02-2011 05:55 AM
Just picked up a copy. Two page (each) interview with Lovell, Krikalev, Hadfield, Haignere and Sharman as the representative astronauts of each country, plus shorter interviews with astronauts from another 30 countries. Nicely produced, but I haven't read it all yet. |
Tonyq
Member Posts: 199
From: UK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 04-03-2011 06:56 AM
It's a real shame the Chinese didn't co-operate and provide an interview for this extensive feature. As far as I can see Cuba was the only other country who didn't allow their flyer to participate, which would be expected. China doesn't seem too sure whether they are sharing their manned programme with the outside world, or not! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-03-2011 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by Tonyq:
It's a real shame the Chinese didn't co-operate and provide an interview for this extensive feature.
Odd, the editors specifically mention Yang Liwei as one of the participants in their preview... |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-03-2011 02:57 PM
There is a nice, short article about Jim Lovell on Slate today. The interviewer sat with him at Lovell's restaurant for 90 minutes, and there are some interesting tidbits. Editor's note: Threads merged. |
Tonyq
Member Posts: 199
From: UK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 04-04-2011 01:18 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Odd, the editors specifically mention Yang Liwei as one of the participants in their preview...
The Chinese National Space Administration did not respond to an interview request, submitted by the FT through the Ministry of Defence, for this special issue... Can't imagine why they went via the MoD. Surely would have made more sense to approach the Chinese Embassy in London or the British Embassy in Beijing, to facilitate contact.Knowing that Yang has given occasional interviews to Western researchers it seems the FT may well have taken the wrong route to him here. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-18-2011 02:38 PM
Dave Evetts of the Midlands Spaceflight Society distributed some free copies of the Financial Times magazine dated April 2/3 2011 on Yuri's Night in Walsall. It's a great read with informal interviews with 35 astronauts from across the world.There is also more information here. Please give it time to load, happy reading. Editor's note: Threads merged. |
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