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Soviet Space Battle Station Images Published

Posted by Hemos on from the a-page-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Images of the Soviet Union's laser space battle station Skif and its prototype Polyus have been published on the web. Polyus-Skif was the Soviet response to the American 'Star Wars' program of the 1980s. The Polyus was launched in May 1987 but a faulty sensor caused it to de-orbit into the South Pacific. More information can be found at Encyclopedia Astronautica."

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  1. ...but a faulty sensor caused it to de-orbit... by DaneelGiskard · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...yes, I would pretend this as well ;-)

    1. Re:...but a faulty sensor caused it to de-orbit... by CrowScape · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, it would link it to the Arilou Lalee'lay, indicating that the Soviets had a secret deal with them to obtain a quasispace portal generator. I always knew Falayalaralfali was Red!

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  2. See a picture... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    here, just in case that one gets Slashdotted. It's already starting to look beat-up.

  3. In Soviet Russia by cheezemonkhai · · Score: 5, Funny

    War Stars You!!

    What it had to be said.. at least it's out the way now :p

  4. Thats not a battle station... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... it's a moon.

  5. BREAKING NEWS: Soviet Battle Station Slashdotted! by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will not bode well for us geeks! Does anybody have a laser proof tin foil hat I can borrow??

  6. Re:Oh man that thing is uber Cool!!! by hostylocal · · Score: 5, Funny

    $50 for the wreckage $8000 p+p $2.5b for raising it from the bottom of the south pacific buyer pays postage and all associated costs. pay pal accepted.

  7. De-Orbit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that just scientist speak for CRASHED? Damn, you guys think you can make poo-poo smell like roses with words can't you? The damn thing crashed into the ocean, it didn't de-orbit. Its like a salesman saying he didn't get the account because the customer de-bought the product.

  8. de-orbit... by phasm42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's a nice euphism for crash and burn.

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