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Space Shuttle Atlantis Will Carry Basketballs Into Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the meaningless-publicity-stunt dept.

Having figured out everything there is to know about space, and being huge fans of Space Jam, NASA has left some of their sciencey stuff behind and made room for a pair of basketballs on the Space Shuttle Atlantis. One of the balls comes courtesy of The Harlem Globetrotters, and the other is on loan from the University of Chicago. It was used by Edwin Hubble in a 1909 victory against Indiana University. "It is only fitting that the team that has seen more of the world than any other in history would have a presence beyond the stratosphere," Globetrotters chief executive officer Kurt Schneider said in a news release.

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  1. Press Release by bamboo7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Farnsworth: While you were gone, the Globetrotters held a press conference informing everyone that I was a 'jive sucka.'

  2. What's the point again? by srussia · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. Deflate Globetrotters ball

    2. Cut open century-old ball

    3. Send up to space and bring back.

    4. ...

    5. What exactly?

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