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Astronauts unveil phenomenal new window on world - Yahoo! News

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In a highly anticipated grand finale to their mission, astronauts opened the shutters on the International Space Station's new observation deck Wednesday and were humbled by "absolutely spectacular" views of Earth from inside the elaborate atrium of windows.
When do they install the emperor's throne?

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Old 02-17-2010, 10:44 AM
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It was made in Italy - that alone means it probably cost a bajillion dollars.
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Windows are cool, but when are they going to install the screen door?
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Twitter works in space?
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Why not? The internet works in space.
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It's funny, but the group I used to work with starting working on this thing (the Cupola) back in the late 1980s...
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Why not? The internet works in space.
Really?

Space porn.
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Looks like the main window of a TIE fighter.
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Looks like the main window of a TIE fighter.
Yep, it sure does.

Original T.I.E. Fighter filming model goes on sale for $170k - SlashGear

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Really?

Space porn.
Space porn: tentacles and bad.

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