Disaster relief from space (Helen Briggs, 13 June 2003, BBC News)
The UK-DMC satellite and its sisters are on schedule; they're packed and shipping out to Russia for launch.
Okay, they're not going to the Baikonur cosmodrome, where:
In the toilets of the commander's office building, the only paper on offer is torn from copies of Pravda
-- Beating the Martian Odds (David Shukman, 2 June 2003, BBC News)
...suggesting that the Truth can set you free. And, perhaps, provide relief.
I won't be going to see the launch from Plesetsk.
Posted by Lloyd Wood at June 16, 2003 08:58 PM