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International Space Station Turns Two

Posted by michael on from the space-is-wide-and-good-friends-are-too-few dept.

RedWolves2 writes "Today is ISS's second anniversary of Operations. Two years ago today NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev first boarded the ISS. In two years the station has grown to more then 200,000 pounds and has had 112 visitors."

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  1. FP by Vyyper · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Maybe?

    1. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      yes

    2. Re:FP by Vyyper · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And yes, I realize I'm sad. ;)

  2. IF I EVER MEET YOU I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    exclamation point!

  3. Re:Next on Jerry Springer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You mod this funny, I fucking kill you.

    Reading it was like rubbing shit in my eyes.

  4. The celebrity I'd like to most see in space... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is this guy.

  5. Re:Next on Jerry Springer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'd also like to point out that this isn't funny.

    In fact, if I ever meet you, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!!!

  6. Re:Next on Jerry Springer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes I agree. Just not funny.

  7. 112 visitors in two years? by payndz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, a hell of a lot more than me. I need to get a life... (sniff)

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  8. Re:units and science by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your right! Im all for metric, and in the UK the only place that im FORECD to use the fucking imperial is road signs. And even then I convert them to kilometers.

    I just hope that the goverment will soon see sense and get rid of this shitty system for good!

  9. Re:You can't measure objects in space in lbs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Uh huh.... and if a tree fall in a forest and no one is around to hear it; does it still make a sound?

  10. Re:Whats it for? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Spend a lot of tax payers money. Keep at lot of contractors in business."

    It's like war, but with less dying!

  11. Re:Whats it for? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    +5, Insightful

  12. Re:Whats it for? by bmwm3nut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    7) Profit :)

  13. Re:lance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Heh, the word "goaates" is kinda similar to "goatse.cx". I guess we can see where that line of thought is going: N*Sync, image editing, rectum..

  14. Re:Next on Jerry Springer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    +5 Informative!

  15. Re:Yea.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    good slashbot, now it's bed time.

  16. Re:Whats it for? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tell that joke again motherfucker. Come mon, tell it again. I double dare you motherfucker. Tell that joke one more time.

  17. Re:and still by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Evolution Control Committee did a great cover of that song.

    "lolly lolly lolly get your adverbs here"
    and
    "conjunction junction whats your function"

    Evolution Control Committee rocks.

  18. Sour grapes by randomErr · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I submitted this article Friday afternoon.

    2002-11-01 20:48:41 First International Space Station turns 2 (articles,space) (rejected)

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