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Discovery Prepares for Return

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the major-tom-to-ground-control dept.

Kailash Nadh writes "Discovery's astronauts packed up their stuff on Friday as they prepared to undock from the international space station now that NASA has cleared the shuttle to return to Earth next week. Their most difficult task before leaving the station was the maneuvering of a huge cargo container filled with 2 1/2 years worth of trash into the shuttle's payload bay. Once back on Earth, the items would either be disposed of or returned to researchers."

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  1. FOR SHAME, SLASHDOT! by eh0d+is+my+daddy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Over 300 people have died this morning as a result of a tsunami in Sri Lanka, and all they care about is th eir stupid discovery space shuttle. For shame!

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  2. FOR SHAME, SLASHDOT! 300 DEAD IN TSUNAMI! by eh0d+is+my+daddy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Over 300 and counting are dead as a result of a Tsunami that has hit Sri Lanka. More deaths are expected.

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  3. Sorting of NASA Trash/Rubbish? by vchoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...2 1/2 years worth of trash into the shuttle's payload bay...

    Here in Syd, Australia, residents are required to sort the trash.
    General rubbish (red bin)
    recyclable material (yellow bin)
    Garden and plant material (green bin)

    Just interested to know if the ISS trash was sorted?