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Mr. Anderson
Nov 6, 2002, 09:40 AM
This is a pic of a recent satellite that's just been launched. Can you say Borg?

http://www.esa.int/export/esaMI/Proba_web_site/index.html

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diorio
Nov 6, 2002, 09:42 AM
It definitely has the resemblence...
sturm375
Nov 6, 2002, 02:14 PM
Are you sure this isn't just an orbital chess/checkers board, with handy drink holders, for the astronauts?:D

Nice view though!
job
Nov 6, 2002, 05:32 PM
There's no such thing as "too much Star Trek."
Mr. Anderson
Nov 6, 2002, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by sturm375
Are you sure this isn't just an orbital chess/checkers board, with handy drink holders, for the astronauts?:D

Nice view though!

ha, nice, but this is an artists rendering. You can also go to their site and download a pdf of a 'How to make your own Proba' out of paper. Pretty damn funny.

And hitman - yes you can have too much StarTrek. But only someone who doesn't get dressed up in a StarFleet outfit just for the fun of it would know that.....;)

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