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Come on Up (to the ISS) You're the Next Contestant
Ender writes "The Voice of America and the NY times (Free registration, yetti, yatta ...) are running articles informing us that the Russian space Agency Rosaviakosmos has an agreement with Moscow to send a TV contest winner to the International Space Station. All contestants would train for space flight during the programs and this would show the audience how cosmonauts are trained prior to their space flight." Boy bands are ineligible.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci-Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. Apparently his golden retriever Bessie accidentally batted a plugged-in clock-radio into the bathtub while Mr. King was in the shower. I'm sure he will be missed by the Slashdot community - even if you didn't enjoy his work, you probably drank one or two of his famous microbrews. Truly an American icon.
I submitted this story late last night from the source that broke the story and which contains more details than anywhere else and what does Slashdot do? They rejected it. Now I see it posted from other sources with less details. Go figure!