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ISS Expedition 9 Crew Finally Returns to Earth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sorry-we're-late dept.

neutron_p writes "International Space Station Expedition 9 crewmembers, Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke landed on target in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 8:36 p.m. EDT Saturday after 188 days in space."

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  1. wow. by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's almost as impressive as surviving a flight from New York to LA... in fact, I think they might even have been allowed a knife and fork for their inflight meal... ;)

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  2. Welcome my country! by phaze3000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hello ISS crewmen, I am Borat, welcome my country!

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  3. Re:Health? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the government wants to research muscle wastage and ill health they should save themselves a few billion and round-up some Sunday slashdotters.