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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_816000/816510.stm
BBC News. Sci/Tech.
Hacker risked astronauts' lives
The lives of space shuttle astronauts were put at risk by a computer
hacker who overloaded Nasa's communication system in 1997, the space
agency has told the BBC.
As the Nasa shuttle orbiting the Earth docked with the Russian Mir space
station, a hacker interfered with the computer systems that monitor the
heartbeat, pulse and medical conditions of the crew.
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