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Iranian-American space tourist to fly NEXT MONTH
Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
"Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:38:09 -0400, in a place far, far away, John Doe made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: Jim Oberg wrote: Ansari was the backup 'space tourist', and the prime guy (Enomoto) was just medically disqualified. She can speak to people in Iran with a 'voice from heaven' that the mullahs can't block -- what can she say? What does "Iranian-American" mean ? It means she was born in Iran, but has become a naturalized US citizen. Ah, that must explain all those African-Americans then. Which is exactly why I didn't get into how recently-decended you have to be... -- Frank You know what to remove to reply... Check out my web page: http://www.geocities.com/stardolphin1/link2.htm "Man who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt man doing it." - Chinese Proverb |
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Anthony Frost wrote:
In message . net "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" wrote: "Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:38:09 -0400, in a place far, far away, John Doe made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: What does "Iranian-American" mean ? It means she was born in Iran, but has become a naturalized US citizen. Ah, that must explain all those African-Americans then. Like Charlize Theron you mean? Anthony Or Mariah Carey (who has an Irish grandmother)... -- Frank You know what to remove to reply... Check out my web page: http://www.geocities.com/stardolphin1/link2.htm "Man who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt man doing it." - Chinese Proverb |
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In sci.space.policy, on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:56:52 GMT,
Christopher P. Winter sez: ` On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:31:12 GMT, "Jim Oberg" ` wrote: ` Ansari was the backup 'space tourist', and the prime guy (Enomoto) ` was just medically disqualified. She can speak to people in Iran ` with a 'voice from heaven' that the mullahs can't block -- what can she say? ` ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060821/...dc_1&printer=1 ` ` This is an unfortunate translation: ` http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...i_tourist.html ` "Zvezda has manufactured seats, suits and other personal equipment ` for every single of Soviet cosmonauts, including Yuri Gagarin and ` Valentina Tereshkova who was the first woman to fly to space. Ansari ` as any other female member of a Soyuz-TMA crew requires a different ` bowl for disembowelment, Pozdnyakov. "This equipment is fit for ` answering both kinds of calls of the nature," Pozdnyakov told ` Space.com in an interview on Thursday." Clever foreigners, learned in exotic martial arts, are capable of disembowelling the unwary with a chamber pot. -- ================================================== ======================== Pete Vincent Disclaimer: all I know I learned from reading Usenet. |
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"Eric Chomko" wrote:
: :Glen Overby wrote: : Rusty wrote: : Wouldn't Ansari be the fifth ride that Russia has sold to space (unless : they have sold others)? : : Don't forget the two congressmen that NASA sent up on the shuttle. : : idn't they put those guys to work? They should have! :I bet John Glenn worked... Pukin' Jake was a medical experiment. :-) -- "We come into the world and take our chances. Fate is just the weight of circumstances. That's the way that Lady Luck dances. Roll the bones...." -- "Roll The Bones", Rush |
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