The History of the Space Race

The space race truly began in 1782 at a garden party hosted by the first Duke of Luftnarp, one lazy July weekend. But none of the objects they threw, not the champagne glasses, nor the decorative party masks, nor the dangerous knives, came anywhere near the moon. Most of the hurled items followed the tedious arc of gravity back into the party with mixed results,. for the attendees, some of whom required immediate medical attention.

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