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NASA Briefly Lost Touch With Spacewalking Astronauts

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(Newser) – Astronauts walking outside the International Space Station lost communications with NASA ground control for 33 minutes today, Reuters reports, after a storm cut the link through a relay station on the Pacific island of Guam. “This is no safety of flight issue,” said a spokesman, who added that crewmates kept an eye on Americans Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during the blackout.

This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.   (AP Photo)
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.   (AP Photo)
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts spacewalking during a July mission.   (AP Photo)
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sjamms
Sep 2, 09 12:11 AM CDT
Can you hear me now? How 'about now? Reply
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Kookey90
Sep 2, 09 1:11 AM CDT
I assume these were the missing 33 minutes during which the space shuttle crew had their encounter with the UFO's. Kind of sounds like the missing tapes from the Watergate scandal or the missing pictures from the moonlanding, etc, etc.. Reply
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Mad
Sep 2, 09 1:19 AM CDT
Um, no, it does not
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riffran
Sep 2, 09 5:22 AM CDT
Reminds me of the equipment problem with the shuttle in the movie Armageddon ..."Russian parts American parts *wham wham* ALL MADE IN TIAWAN!"...lol Reply
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cognitivefilter
Sep 2, 09 7:32 PM CDT
good, something with a scary headline that means nothing. Reply
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