One small step for man, one giant leap for womankind (AP/CNN)

[eppur_se_muova]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time in space than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.

Williams broke the previous female spacewalking record of more than 21 hours when she and Michael Lopez-Alegria completed the second of what could be a precedent-setting three spacewalks in nine days.

The new record is 22 hours and 27 minutes.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/02/04/spacewalk.ap/index.html

[Lautremont]

1. I thought this might be about the diaper-wearing kidnapper again

But no! Very refreshing. Spacewalkers ho!

[eppur_se_muova]

2. It's a reaction to the full-bore coverage of the diaper-wearing kidnapper. nt

[Ezlivin]

3. A female spacewalker is not a "ho"

The NASA-approved term is "Woman With Loose Morals, Zero Gee"

:)

We need more women in the space program, medicine and politics.

Hell, we just need more women.

[gatorboy]

4. I thought he meant it like, "Thundercats...Ho!"

But then I'm a dork. :)

[Ezlivin]

7. Oh, he did

But I thought of "ho" in the derogatory sense and ran with it.

[Beelzebud]

6. Diaper-Wearing Kidnapper... ROFLMAO This is the weirdest story EVER.

The absurdity of this story alone makes it impossible for me to ignore it.

A decorated astronaut, that has actually been on space shuttle missions to the international space station, totally flips out and goes after a woman who was seeing the guy she wanted to cheat on her husband with??? Wow... It's totally insane.

Then when you really think that she put diapers on, so she wouldn't have to waste time getting to her target... Oh... My... GOD....

Here she is. A veteran astronaut. Pissing and/or shitting her pants all the way to attack someone else with pepper spray, a bb-gun, a mallet, and a disguise...

If it weren't big news, I'd think I was just making this shit up!

[Warren DeMontague]

5. That's cool.

Kudos! I'm jealous of the view she must have had. :patriot: