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The One Sentence Thread #2 For 4/15/10 Obama Is Not Going To End NASA

NASA, a lot of people, especially the unemployed, don't care about going to space anymore .

The Daily Open Thread For 11/13/09: NASA's Finding of Water On The Moon

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Photo from Nasa We all know the story by now....but for those who don't . The number of denials from this book is going to be a high number by next week's end . Look at who will have an interview with each other. Fitting really. Oh boy for Tony Blair ...more on this later today probably. Additional Deliveries The ways to get out of jury duty . Body parts named after humans ....weird. And X-Box is becoming Biblica l.....literally. And in the spirit of that 2012 movie coming out today, the top 10 disaster movie showcases .

The Read International for 12/30/08 (Besides Onging Israeli-Palestine Gaza Conflict): Ukraine Pays Off Gas Debt To Russia

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(Photo from NASA) The sad report of the Columbia Space shuttle Crew Other news coming out from the world on the penultimate day of the year: Ukraine has finally played off its gas debt to Russia. The BBC unearths the chilling NASA report details of the the crew onboard the disintegrated space shuttle Columbia and their final minutes. The report includes grim details of the crew's final moments as the shuttle broke up over the state of Texas. It also concluded that the astronaut's seat restraints, suits and helmets did not work well, leading to "lethal trauma". "This report confirms that although the valiant Columbia crew tried every possible way to maintain control of their vehicle, the accident was not ultimately survivable," said Nasa's deputy associate administrator, Wayne Hale. And this may make you more sad and angry at the same time after reading this: Nasa also found that the astronauts did not have the necessary training that may have increased ...