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Ptah

(33,021 posts) Sun May 12, 2013, 07:52 PM May 2013

This is Major Tom to Ground Control

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This is Major Tom to Ground Control (Original Post) Ptah May 2013 OP

I love that video. JDPriestly May 2013 #1

I thought this was going to be sappy.... hlthe2b May 2013 #2

Awesome! Yooperman May 2013 #3

David Bowie should be so proud. SCVDem May 2013 #4

Now safely back on earth. hunter May 2013 #5

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

1. I love that video.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 09:58 PM

May 2013

hlthe2b

(102,141 posts)

2. I thought this was going to be sappy....

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 03:05 PM

May 2013

but i found it surprisingly touching and captivating

Yooperman

(592 posts)

3. Awesome!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 04:42 PM

May 2013

Thanks for posting!

YM

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)

4. David Bowie should be so proud.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:04 PM

May 2013

This is the video he could only dream of making.

Maybe a quickie vid on Virgin Galactic coming up?

Good job!

hunter

(38,304 posts)

5. Now safely back on earth.

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Tue May 14, 2013, 12:04 AM

May 2013

13 May 2013 Last updated at 23:39 ET

The crew of Expedition 35 to the International Space Station (ISS) has returned safely to earth after 144 days onboard.

The three-man team, including Commander Chris Hadfield and flight engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko, landed as planned southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 02:31 GMT on Tuesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22520308

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