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Three International Space Station crew have made it safely back home, landing early this morning in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz TMA-04M. Astronaut Sunita Williams during Expedition 32 spacewalk Cosmonauts commander Gennady Padalka, flight engineer Sergei Revin and NASA astronaut and flight engineer Joe Acaba touched down just …

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  1. Alister
    Headmaster

    >>The station will get a bit more crowded up

    What's wrong with being merely crowded?

    1. Robin

      One more thing..

      The term 'naut is a bit overused as well. Once in the context of a "Nasa 'Naut" is fair enough, because it alliterates nicely.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: One more thing..

        Yes, but 'naut is neutral - can be taken to mean cosmonaut or astronaut (or, in this case, both) - wouldn't want to offend people on here, would we??

        1. Anonymous Coward
          Anonymous Coward

          Re: One more thing..

          Also Taikonaut, these days.

  2. Magister
    Windows

    News item

    Which of the following items will be on the main news:

    "Highly sophisticated programme of space exploration continues with the safe return of 3 brave individuals"

    "The wife of the heir to the British throne is a woman and has breasts"

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: News item

      I eagerly await the first nude photos of a female 'naut taken with a telephoto lens from Earth.

  3. John H Woods Silver badge

    Welcome home guys ...

    ... and well done.

  4. frankothemountain2

    Welcome Back

    Congratulations! we are very proud of you!

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