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Unwanted space house guests finally go home / US doesn't want huddled masses but still wants Statue of Liberty / What's happening with airplanes lately?

Nine months on the ISS would be a bit of an ordeal

Keith Conrad
Mar 19
 
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Astronauts Finally Head Home: It's Been 'a Lot of Fun'

Your choice: 9 unplanned months on the ISS with little or no showering, or signing of the Declaration of Independence with 100 guys in wool suits with no air conditioning... go

White House Says It Won't Return Statue of Liberty to France After Lawmaker Demands It Back: 'They Should Be Grateful'

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