Russian astronaut will hit ball into orbit

A cosmonaut is to tee off in space and send a ball on a four-year orbit of the earth. It will travel 12.5million miles after Russian Pavel Vinogradov whacks it from the International Space Station. Plans are in the works to have the cosmonaut blast a special golf ball into space from the International Space Station with a 6-iron made by Element 21 Golf Co. Some critics, however, argue that not only would such a stunt be in questionable taste given the cutbacks that NASA has made to legitimate space research, but could also be dangerous if the ball were to strike the space station.

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