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Russia says no more space tourists after 2009

Anonymous Coward

Other explanation 

Odd, I thought that the ISS was expanded to accommodate the extra crew. Maybe the issue is that Russia needs to plan on freeing up more seats for US Astronauts due to the shuttle's retirement?

Anonymous Coward

guestwing in 2011? 

Maybe they will get one of these inflatables attached to the ISS within 2 years

Gulfie

Charles Simonyi 

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Can we ask the Russions to leave him up there - its not like we need any new versions of Office - for that matter MKS could have stopped at the '03 release... ;-)

Anonymous Coward

lead designer on word and excel? 

Linux

Was he responsible for the awful new interface?

Would be such a shame if he was and something happened to him. Something like sudden explosive decompression...

Andy Barber

Holiday destination... 

Joke

... the ISS? Now lets see:

1. Sun - check!

2. Sea - negative!

3. Sex - negative!

Why bother to go their then?