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From: ecn-ec:ecn-pc:ecn-ed:vu@pur-ee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Cuban astronaut?
Message-ID: <149@ecn-ed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Aug-83 12:41:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  9 12:41:36 1983
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	The sending of a Cuban astronaut in space was part of
a propaganda move by the Soviet Union. It happened in late 1981,
when the Soviets send, first a Vietnamese, then a Cuban into
space with their (USSR's) Saluyt (6 ?), all within 3-4 months.
That's something to polish the Soviet image to Vietnamese nad
Cuban people, right ?                                     ^^^-> and
	Back issues of Pravda mentioned these events. Check
in the library.

	Hao-Nhien Vu (pur-ee!vu  or better: pur-ee!norris)