Friday, April 7, 2006
First Brazilian In Space
Lt. Col. Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut, is due to return from his brief mission tomorrow. What do you think?
Natasha Nicholls,
Hair Stylist
"I'm all for a Brazilian being sent into space, but that spacesuit left little to the imagination."
Harold Ledin,
Systems Analyst
"I understand this is part of their greater plan to have a lunar favela by 2028."
Darrick Unger,
Botanist
"I wonder how they decided who got to escape Brazil."
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