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Russian Cargo Ship Docks At ISS, Preps For Tourist

Posted by Zonk on from the back-to-business dept.

christchurch writes "Russia unmanned cargo ship Progress M-54, carrying food and supplies, docked at the International Space Station safely yesterday. A two-man replacement crew is scheduled to head to the station on 1st of October, along with an American scientist-businessman, Gregory Olsen, who is paying the Russian space agency $20 million for a weeklong visit."

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  1. So... by Cruithne · · Score: 4, Funny

    The food and supplies arrive just in time for the current crew to leave in a few weeks...

    If I were them, I'd eat all the space ice-cream before I had to leave :D

    1. Re:So... by scolby · · Score: 5, Funny

      If I were them, I'd eat all the space ice-cream before I had to leave :D

      But it would be so much funnier if they stole all the space toilet paper instead.

    2. Re:So... by Rolo+Tomasi · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't know. Especially with the weakened muscles these astronauts have after prolonged exposure to microgravity, space diarrhea could get quite messy.

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  2. 2 Mil!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    For 2 million dollars I could buy a 100 floating Russian nuclear powerplants!

  3. Re:20 million for a week? by tabacco · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, once he's up there they spring the "Oh, you want a RETURN trip? That's going to be $50 million." trick on him :)

  4. mnb Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I don't know. Especially with the weakened muscles these astronauts have after prolonged exposure to microgravity, space diarrhea could get quite messy.


    I think space constipation would prove a greater challange with weakened muscles.
  5. Re:UNMANNED? by Propagandhi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pfft, what are you talking about? Every day millions of Americans demonstrate their desire to explore by searching their couch cushions for the remote!

  6. Re:UNMANNED? by istartedi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know why you think this is so special. It would be silly for any decent space program not to have an unmanned vehicle that could dock with the sta... oh... nevermind.

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  7. Rather competitive pricing actually by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 4, Funny

    As any Tourist at DisneyWorld could tell you $33.06 per second "seems" about average these days.

  8. Re:UNMANNED? by alan_dershowitz · · Score: 4, Funny
    It would be like me blaming Linux because my computer failed, when I threw it in the pool.

    It's logo is a penguin, so I just assumed...

  9. Re:The other governments must be peeved by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd love nothing more than give that spoiled bitch a one-way trip into space...

  10. Re:20 million for a week? by Tango42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd rather stay... $50 mil for a week, $20 mil for ever...