Jim Oberg wrote:
that is, if you can disregard a 12-hour scheduling discrepancy...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/je...761528947.html


Apparently it came down 12 hours early:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominio...8975a6000.html
Cut to Russian mission control:
"We are to bring it down at 12 AM"
"Noon?"
"No, midnight."
"Isn't 12 AM noon?"
"No, it's the start of the new day; it's midnight."
"But 12 hours After Midnight would be noon."
"No, noon is twelve hours before midnight, so it's 12 Pre-Midnight, not
After Midnight."
"Are you sure?"
"What difference will it make? no one is going to notice it come down
anyway."

Ah yes, the Russians. :-)

Pat