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Russian Ship Resupplies Space Station

Posted by michael on from the borscht-and-vodka dept.

nuke-alwin writes "The Kansas City Star is reporting that a Russian unmanned space ship has brought fresh supplies to the International Space Station. Since the grounding of the space shuttle fleet the ISS depends on the Russians to get supplies. The crew have also received satellite telephones for the first time."

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  1. KC Star? by Stubtify · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone find it weird that of all the possible periodicals which covered this story Slashdot picked the Kansas City Star? I mean, seriously, was the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle booked?

  2. Satellite telephones? by polymath69 · · Score: 2, Funny
    The crew have also received satellite telephones for the first time.

    Of course, on the ISS, they're simply called "telephones."

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