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Old 05-07-2001, 11:23 PM  
wiZd0m
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He's going to exit the atmosphere in a capsule named "Earthsar 1", eh? This is a fabulous venture, but if he's going to risk his life and spend his livelyhood on an attempt like this, he might have taken more care in picking a name for his vehicle that isn't already taken by a fungus ( http://www.polaris.net/~annep/Florid.../earthsta.html ). You'll notice that NASA carefully employed the tactic of not naming its own vehicles after parasitic organisms. The Mildew VII and Mold X never made it to the Cape Canaveral launch pad, I'm afraid.
Russia was similarly successful in avoiding fungal monikers. Sputnik, however, might be considered only a minor success, mind you, as it makes the mistake of being most easily likened to a sound you make when you sneeze.


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