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Unusual payloads
This 1998 CNN/Associated Press article gives a hint about "lightweight
items taken on each shuttle flight for the novelty of being in space": http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9801/11/dinosaur.in.space.ap/ Does anyone have the list ? |
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I see in news that someone is sending a can of water into space on an
expendable, I also see that the sender has a sense of humour, ie, called it slosh. Um... Why? Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________ __________________________________ "CosmoS" wrote in message ... This 1998 CNN/Associated Press article gives a hint about "lightweight items taken on each shuttle flight for the novelty of being in space": http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9801/11/dinosaur.in.space.ap/ Does anyone have the list ? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.766 / Virus Database: 513 - Release Date: 17/09/2004 |
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"Brian Gaff" wrote in
. uk: I see in news that someone is sending a can of water into space on an expendable, I also see that the sender has a sense of humour, ie, called it slosh. Um... Why? Done all the way back to Saturn 1 days; mostly as ballast and also released at altitude as some sort of atmospheric experiment. Wonder if they used local tap water or if it was distilled/ purified? --Damon |
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