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U.S. Billionaire Heads to Space Station

Posted by samzenpus on from the now-that's-an-expensive-hotel dept.

TurnAround writes "According to an International Business Times article, a Russian rocket carrying the American billionaire who helped develop Microsoft Word roared into the night skies over Kazakhstan Saturday, sending Charles Simonyi and two cosmonauts soaring into orbit on a two-day journey to the international space station. Climbing on a column of smoke and fire into the clouds over the bleak steppes, the Soyuz TMA-10 capsule lifted off at 11:31 p.m. local time, casting an orange glow over the Baikonur cosmodrome and dozens of officials and well-wishers watching from about a mile away."

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  1. Dupe by Jarwulf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    dupalicious?

  2. ATTN: SWITCHEURS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you don't know what Cmd-Shift-1 and Cmd-Shift-2 are for, GTFO.
    If you think Firefox is a decent Mac application, GTFO.
    If you're still looking for the "maximize" button, GTFO.
    If the name "Clarus" means nothing to you, GTFO.

    Bandwagon jumpers are not welcome among real Mac users. Keep your filthy PC fingers to yourself.

    1. Re:ATTN: SWITCHEURS! by parkrrrr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      What if you can't spell Claris?

  3. Re:Lets hope... by itlurksbeneath · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If so, somebody please give him an Ubuntu CD...

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