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First Israeli in Space

Posted by michael on from the flying-high dept.

Sleepyman writes "CNN has a story about the first Israeli in space going on STS 107 Slated to takeoff today from NASA's Space Center in Florida this afternoon. Good luck to him and the rest of the crew of STS 107."

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  1. 'Jeeeewwss Iiiiinnn Spaaace!!!' by MonTemplar · · Score: 4, Funny

    For some reason, the scene from the end of Mel Brooks's film History of The World Part 1 just bounced into my head... :)

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    -MT.
  2. This is news ? by Eivind · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What exactly is news in this ? The *nationality* of a astronaut ? Will we now have slashdot storeis about the first astronaut from all countries ?

    Apparently what he's doing or what the mission is for or anything of the sort is not interesting enough to be worth metioning, only the nationality is so sensational it deserves a story of its own.

    Oh, and offcourse anything who says /anything/ that is a) negative and b) involves israel, however indirectly, is a rabid anti-semite.