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Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches (at last)

Posted by michael on from the astronauts-not-allowed-to-bring-nailfiles-on-board dept.

mumkin writes: "Hey, STS-108 has finally launched! In addition to bringing a new crew to the International Space Station and performing an EVA, Endeavour will be releasing Starshine 2, another orbiting disco-ball for ground-based observers to track."

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  1. jeez. by deglr6328 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    blech, that first picture on the "starshine 2" link is more startling than goatse.cx.

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    1. Re:jeez. by po_boy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      blech, that first picture on the "starshine 2 [azinet.com]" link is more startling than goatse.cx.


      slashdotted. still have it in your cache? or is it not worth it?
  2. Because. by Axe · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Getting a lot of smart and curious people together and paying them to do something (anything) will yield a lot of good results, that was proven many times over.

    Who new, that a few physicists, trying to login into SLAC library, will code up the U.S first web server, sweaty cosmonauts will need the development of the Gore-Tex, and you will get you ticket by a laser radar.

    Fundamental research pays. Many times over.

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  3. Mmm. First web page.. by Axe · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ..Looky here: first U.S. web page

    Can you see billions of dollars made and lost in the web craze? Hard to imagine it is just 1991.. ;)

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