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Old 20-11-2006, 08:07 AM
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NASA set to trash strict rules on rubbish

CAPE CANAVERAL: After years of debate on how to dispose of rubbish from the international space station, NASA has come up with the answer - open the back door and fling it out.....

Most discarded items will burn up in the atmosphere. But until they do they pose an extra headache for NASA, already tracking 13,000 of the largest items to ensure they do not hit the space station.

more at
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/nas...871272183.html
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