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Gates to join Simonyi in Space?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gain-some-perspective dept.

gadgetopia writes "On Russian state television, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin tells journalists in a live video interview from the ISS that "Charles said that Bill Gates is also preparing to visit space"." Gotta wonder what that insurance premium is going to look like.

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  1. Where to donate... by nschubach · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where can we donate to the "Leave Bill on the Moon" cause?

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    1. Re:Where to donate... by nschubach · · Score: 5, Funny

      Putting more thought into it....

      I think it would be even better to put all that money into a new paint job for the shuttle. Cover the shuttle till right before launch. Get Bill strapped in and ready. Setup a monitor inside so he can see the revealing and right before launch, unveil a shuttle painted like a huge Tux.

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  2. Weird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Charles said that a href="http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11258/ 1066/ A really odd thing for Charles to say. How do you pronounce "href", anyway? :)

    On a more serious note, however, the Slashdot editting have reached a new low.
  3. Watch Bill sweat... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...as he sits there in his spacesuit in his capsule next to the Russian cosmonaut commander as "Soyuz 12 - Powered by Windows Vista" flashes up on the main control screen just before the primary engine ignition sequence...

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    1. Re:Watch Bill sweat... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yep, "Bill Shits On Departure".

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  4. Yeah, quadruple indirection! by qazsedcft · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Slashdot provides a link to what Fyodor Yurchikhin said about what Charles Simonyi said about what Bill Gates supposedly intends to do.

  5. Great, let's hope he stays there. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of an old Ukrainian joke how when Gagarin went into space some guy announced that Russians have gone into space to which the auditory hopefuly asked if all of them and was greatly disapointed to learn that only one.

  6. Re:d'oh for you... by PFI_Optix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, you'll get there. The question is, will you be able to get back?

    "What do you mean 'a fatal error has occurred'?"

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  7. Countdown by Moggyboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Houston to Bill, Houston to Bill, do you read Bill?"
    "Loud and clear Houston. Go ahead."
    "Bill, we're all go here. We just need you to push the big red button in front of you."
    "OK Houston, I'm pushing the button, and... huh?"
    "What is it Bill?"
    "This big window just popped up saying 'You do not have privileges to access applications Orbit and Space.' Oh, now the whole screen's gone blue. Is that normal Houston?"

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    1. Re:Countdown by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

      When Bill Gates is on the ISS and wants to go back:
      "Huston, I have a problem."
      "What's your problem, Bill?"
      "I tried to get back to earth, but this damned space ship won't start."
      "You can't get back now."
      "Why not?"
      "You only bought the Space Basic license to get into space."
      "And that means?"
      "The Space Basic license doesn't include the license to return to earth."
      "Ehm ... but I want to return to earth!"
      "Well, no problem. You just have to upgrade your license to Space Premium. Or to Space Ultimate."
      "What's the difference?"
      "Space Ultimate also gives you the license to return to earth alive."
      "Ok, I'll take space ultimate."
      "Fine. The money will be drawn from your bank account. Of course you have to register."
      "Ok ... well, it says I cannot upgrade, because Space Genuine Advantage determined an invalid license."
      "Well, of course you have to have a valid Space Basic or Space Premium license to upgrade."
      "But I do have a valid license. Isn't there a way to circumvent SGA?"
      "Of course not. We certainly have to make sure that only people with valid licenses enter the ISS."
      "But I am already on the ISS."
      "So you must be a space pirate. Sorry, but we don't support space pirates."

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