Cosmonaut’s Golf Drive Put on Hold for Chores
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two crew members ventured out of the International Space Station on Thursday night for a nearly six-hour spacewalk filled with maintenance tasks, but plans for Russian commander Pavel Vinogradov to whack a golf ball into orbit -- the longest drive ever -- were scratched. The stunt, sponsored by a Canadian golf club manufacturer, has been postponed.
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