ground controllers get confused

[eddieb]

"Ground controllers, in a joking e-mail to the crew, suggested several games to pass the time, including "who can toss the laptop furthest down the station before it bounces off the wall" and "a few appropriate computer games" such as "Asteroids, Space Invaders or Star Wars' Wing Commander."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060713...VNMdx2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MzV0MTdmBHNlYwM3NTM-

 

[Dundradal]

Isn't that interesting...astronauts on a modern space ship are playing games from the 1980s...something just doesn't seem right about that...

 

[NuAngel]

I wish my job consisted of floating around and having nothing to do...

well, I guess I've got half of that.

Webmasters have the easiest jobs. el oh el

-But yeah... "Star Wars' Wing Commander" ? Not last time I checked.

Nu

 

[ChrisReid]

-But yeah... "Star Wars' Wing Commander" ? Not last time I checked.

I can see it being a pretty easy mistake to make in a situation like this. The intent is clear enough fortunately.