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European Space Shuttle Prototype Lands Safely In Sweden

Posted by timothy on from the that's-just-swedish-law dept.

This Nick Is Taken writes "Yahoo! News reports the successful test of a German designed prototype of the European space shuttle, Phoenix , taking place in the north of Sweden, moving the first all European mission into space one step closer."

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  1. Great Challenge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant


    okey dokey, first person up into space with the best space shuttle wins a bottle of Champagne !

    ready, steady , go !!!!!!!!!

  2. The Phoenix has Landed by pardasaniman · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The only thing that's gonna land is a lawsuit by phoenix technologies.. Then The plane will be named firebird, and then firefox, and then...

    -Silly tech, tricks are for kids,

  3. Phoenix? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    These guys crushed a browser with the same name as their BIOS, so they won't like a space shuttle either. I hope the European shuttle won't be renamed FireFox.

  4. It was dropped from a %$#@! helicopter?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    That's not a successful test, IMHO. Drop it from the wing pylon of a B-52 at high altitude/speed and let's see if it lands.

  5. europe eh? by HitByASquirrel · · Score: -1, Redundant

    does anyone else find it odd that theres what looks like american flag in the picture?

  6. Re:JAS 39 Gripen is the world's most advanced figh by RzUpAnmsCwrds · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "While I think that the F22 might reach and possibly go beyond the capabilities of the JAS 39 Gripen"

    Yes, particularly because it has been shipping since January 2003.