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Mir Space Station Coming Down

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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 02:04 AM
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Damn it, we were all hoping it was going to land on New Zealand, preferably on top of Eden Park
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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 03:43 AM
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Originally posted by Palmateer
US shares secrets to stop Mir disaster
Bwahahahahahah, yeah they gave them a copy of the SkyLab re-entry program with "[red]Don't do this![/red]" printed on the front.
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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 04:16 AM
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Mir Makes Fiery Plunge Into Pacific, No Free Tacos

By RAY LILLEY
Associated Press Writer

NADI, Fiji (AP)
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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 05:57 AM
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You too can own an actual piece of MIR.

Nope, its not a joke! Just check it out on the ebay.com link above.
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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 07:37 AM
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Bummer, no free taco.
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Old Mar 23, 2001 | 12:51 PM
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It would have been nice if they put the target where the spacecraft would have at least a 0.0000000000000000001% chance of hitting it. If they wanted insurance, they could have come to me.
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