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Top 10 Objects That Have Flown In Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-final-frontiere dept.

boef writes "New Scientist has a gallery showing the top 10 unusual objects that have flown in space — from a small communion kit (that resulted in a lawsuit) to small toys to indicate when crew are in weightless conditions."

5 comments

  1. Other Objects in Space.... by dorkbot · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I can't believe they have this list, and they don't include that fact that a Starcraft CD went in to Space on a Mission. You can read more about it on Blizzards Website. http://www.blizzard.com/us/starcraft/sis/

  2. Lost toolbox ? by Alain+Williams · · Score: 2, Informative

    They did not mention the toolbox lost the other week !

    1. Re:Lost toolbox ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That is probably because a toolkit used to repair space stations is not a particularly unusual thing to find in space

  3. What about Scotty by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Informative

    What about Scotty's ashes? Did they actually make it into space in the end?

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  4. Unsure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There were 2 attempts, one in 2007 and one in 2008. The one in 2007 apparently made a sub-orbital trip, (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271352,00.html)however, the ashes (along with about 200 other people's) were unrecoverable). The attempt in 2008 failed with the failure of Falcon1 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/aug/04/scottysashesfailtoreachfi)