[FPSPACE] Proton-4

[Jens Kieffer-Olsen]

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicolas PILLET [mailto:nikolai39 at hotmail.fr] 
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:28 PM

> Dear friends,
>
> In an old French newspaper dating back from november 1968, it is 
> written that satellite Proton-4 is the heaviest satellite ever
> launched. I assume it was the USSR's heaviest satellite, but what
> about the US ? Did they launched heavier satellites before ? 
> (Proton-4 was 16-17 metric tons).
>
> Thank you very much !
> 
> Nicolas

 This brings about another question - who was the heaviest astronaut
 ever launched?

 In the old days such figures were of course confidential, but as
 a result of international cooperation in space they ought to be 
 easily tabulated.

 Should I attempt a wild guess - Jack Garn?

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Jens Kieffer-Olsen
Slagelse, Denmark