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Space Station Crew Lands Safely In Kazakhstan

Posted by Zonk on from the yay-for-earth dept.

loid_void writes "It's being reported on CNN that a space capsule carrying a U.S.-Russian-Italian crew has landed safely in northern Kazakhstan, following a mission aboard the international space station. Search-and-rescue helicopters spotted the capsule as it floated toward its designated arrival site and made a soft landing, upright. It had undocked with the orbiting station less than 3 hours earlier. Mission Control said the crew reported feeling fine. Remaining behind on the space station are Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and American astronaut John Phillips."

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  1. Yay! they're back by nounderscores · · Score: 3, Funny

    But I wish they'd hit the taco bell target on one trip home.

    Sure, I won't get a taco, but the thing's been built. It really should be used.

    Well, here's to their safe return and the many long months of eating spinach, drinking milk and taking calcium pills as they rebuild their strength.

    1. Re:Yay! they're back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can see it:

      "Allah... Holy shit! Look what we shot down this time!"

  2. I told uI was hardcore by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gotta love how those Russians are willing to drop their space heros onto hard ground.

    None of that fancy schmancy airplane lookalike space vehicles for them!

  3. funny comedy scene... by versiondub · · Score: 1, Funny

    Would be if the astronauts landed during a gunbattle in Falluja. Ok, so maybe not THAT funny...but still...

  4. In my country there is problem... by charlie763 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And that problem is the shuttle.
    Throw the shuttle down the well
    And my country will be free

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  5. Kazakhstan Television by DNAspark99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where they interviewed by Borat ?

    "first we have a party...then we shoot dog!"

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    1. Re:Kazakhstan Television by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      ahhh sexy time!!! [rubs hands together]

  6. Forgiv me ..... by NegativeOneUserID · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, space station crew lands safely you!

  7. and by GoatPigSheep · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a sign of kazakh hospitality, the crew were each given one donkey and a jar of insecticide.

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  8. Even funnier! by Rhinobird · · Score: 1, Funny

    What would be even funnier, is if the people that pop open the craft are all wearing ape masks.

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