New Crapper Successfully Launched Aboard Discovery (Updated)

Shuttle Discovery launched successfully, carrying parts to get the shitter on the Space Station back in business...

The repair parts for the space stations toilet weigh only about 33 pounds, but it was a challenge to figure out where to pack it on the shuttle, because there is so little extra space on the mid deck of the orbiter.

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It's also carrying a Democratic Congresswoman's new husband:

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in Florida to watch her husband take off in the space shuttle.

The first-term Democratic congresswoman from Tucson married shuttle commander Mark Kelly in November.

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Update [2008-5-31 17:22:48 by The Baculum King]: CNN now reporting a large piece of foam came off...