Hi! Roy,   
      
   In a message to Alexander Koryagin you wrote:   
      
    RW> Freedom 7 carried Alan Shepard into space. He was also the first man   
    RW> to walk on the Moon.   
      
   So, Neil Armstrong just carried his luggage?   
      
    RW> PS - The first man in space was Joseph Kittinger - in a balloon (USA)   
    RW> 8^)   
      
   By those standards, it was in fact a Chinese alchemist on a rocket-powered   
   throne in the early 1000s AD.  Though this was later unproven by the   
   Mythbusters team.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Yes, I _am_ made of "star stuff".   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)