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Astronaut Wants Space Program With No Frills

Posted by michael on from the invest-in-extra-oxygen dept.

colonist writes "A veteran astronaut wants less comfort and more exploration for future missions. British-born astrophysicist Michael Foale has clocked up 374 days in space, more than any other American astronaut. Foale said, 'We need lean and mean spaceships with no frills', such as toilets or kitchen. However, he would like better oxygen-producing systems for the space station. Foale also talked about the Russians: they played 'some sort of Russian folk song. I'm not so sure it calmed me a lot.' As Foale boarded the Soyuz, an official kicked him in the back: a Russian launch tradition. From space, Foale saw a large black cloud over the Middle East: smoke from a bombed oil pipeline in Iraq."

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  1. hehe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can he see FIRST POST from space?

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

    in space, nobody can hear you poop.

  3. GNAA endorses President Bush by CreamOfWheat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From the Washington Post: The Abe Lincoln Black Republican Caucus, a group of young urban black homosexual Republicans, voted yesterday to endorse President Bush. The group was co-founded by Don Sneed, a member of the Log Cabin Republicans, a homosexual organization that loudly declined to back Mr. Bush, citing his support for a constitutional amendment to bar homosexual "marriage." "We think that the Republican tent is inclusive and there is room for differences, but one does not pick up their marbles and go home if there are a few points of disagreement," spokesman Anthony Falls said in a press release. "The ALBRC does not support marriage for gays, yet we do support and call for recognition of domestic partnerships," he said.

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  8. What a Summary by justinstreufert · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm sure we can all agree that this was the... most...disjointed...and rambling...article summary...ever!

    Justin

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