Nation : Paper Delivered in Space Orbit
<i> From Times wire services</i>
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Discovery’s astronauts today enjoyed the first home delivery in space of an American newspaper.
A facsimile machine flying in orbit for the first time was used to send Discovery a copy of the front page of The Roundup, an employee weekly at Johnson Space Center. And it was delivered in space before it was delivered on the ground.
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