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Astronauts Hook Up Harmony in Lengthy Spacewalk

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wish-i-could-afford-a-visit dept.

Tech.Luver writes "Astronauts spent seven hours in space to finish preparing the International Space Station for its next addition — Europe's first permanent space laboratory, the Columbus laboratory — which is sitting in the cargo bay of space shuttle Atlantis at Cape Canaveral, Florida launch pad — set to lift off on December 6."

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  1. facebook tracking is getting ridiculous by rritterson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently, the facebook tracking system is getting ridiculous. It's even following me to slashdot, and predicting that I dislike facebook tracking and sending me to an AP article about it.

    (If this was evidence editors don't RTFA before posting...) Or am I the only one to get an odd story when I click on the link?

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    1. Re:facebook tracking is getting ridiculous by WPIDalamar · · Score: 4, Funny

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  2. Another first by youthoftoday · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Astronauts hook up"

    The first space kiss?

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    1. Re:Another first by Megane · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe the headline was supposed to be "Astronauts Hook Up Via eHarmony in Lengthy Spacewalk"?

      (also noting the headline grammar was bad too)

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  3. Good by John.P.Jones · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good, now they won't need to have all those extra remote control's floating around the ISS, Harmonies are great.

  4. Astronauts? by achenaar · · Score: 3, Funny

    OK which is it:
    "Astronaut Hooks Up Harmony" or "Astronauts Hook Up Harmony"?
    It can't be both.
    Also, can you imagine the instruction pamphlets on those suckers?
    "Insert rod C in slot F adhesive adding after pressure applied good."

  5. why is it named "Columbus"? by deftones_325 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do they expect that it will detach itself from the space station in search of a new world...appoint itself govorner of said new world, then return in shackles to be made prisoner by the spitefull europeans?

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