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Space Station Crew Forced to Cut Calories

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mother-hubbard-named-new-chef dept.

gollum123 writes "CNN and others are reporting that food is running so low aboard the international space station that both the crew members have been asked to cut their calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks. The situation is so bad that if a Russian cargo vessel scheduled to arrive on Dec. 25 has a mishap or is significantly delayed, the astronauts, one American and one Russian, will have to abandon the station and return home months ahead of schedule. An independent team is looking into how the food inventory ended up being tracked so poorly and how it can be improved in the future."

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  1. Re:Sick joke... by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 0, Troll

    This coming from a guy who corrects the jokes that teenagers tell? LMFAO, and not at any jokes.

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  2. Re:Don't bother with the Russian food jokes. by AndroidCat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, I think that the Americans and the Russians should keep their food in seperate sections of the fridge and cupboards. Annoying, but with some roomies, you just have to. If they sneak your food, leave some dog food in a fancy bowl in the fridge then wait until it disappears. Then when you ask who took your dog food, watch to see who turns green.

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  3. This is why we must support manned space flight by Un+pobre+guey · · Score: 0, Troll

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