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NASA Will Man Destruct Switch Just In Case
Ant writes "Popular Mechanics reports if the looming Discovery mission or any other between now and the spacecraft's retirement loses control, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is prepared to ditch it in the Atlantic ocean — or blow it up. The article also shows complete no-fly-zone maps and a photograph of the switch." http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?f...8/05/10/119218
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