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Russia Loses Inflatable Spacecraft

Posted by timothy on from the last-place-you-look dept.

Treeluvinhippy writes: "This article is a little light on details, but it looks like the Russians lost the Demonstrator-2 spacecraft. For those who don't know this craft was the inflatable launched from a submarine. Slashdot has the scoop of the launch right here"

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  1. "Pull cord to inflate" by PRickard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So if the launch vehicle was made from a recycled ICBM, was the spacecraft itself made from a recycled rubber raft from an old Russian battleship? Duct tape a few old yellow rafts together with some well-used tires, a transmitter, a digital camera, and some solar panels - viola, an "inflatable spacecraft." It's probably as good as anything else Russia's government has produced in the last 10 years.

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    == Paul Rickard, Editor of The Microsoft Boycott Campaign ====

  2. Oh come on by shed · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Who'd get turned on by an inflatable spacecraft? Just cleaning the thing when you're done could take all day.

    Now an inflatable penguin...

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    My cat can eat a whole watermelon
  3. truth in advertising by neewong · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Slashdot says they have the "scoop" on this, when in fact they're just reposting a story from CNN.

    Here's a real scoop for you, /.

    Reposting != scooping

    scooping == being the first to get a story, something that /. is never going to be known for...