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Tee'd Off (Golf in Space??)

Marketing stunt under review

What is it with astronauts and golf? No doubt inspired by Alan Shephards famous 1971 drive out of a giant lunar sand trap, another shot is due to happen soon, launched from the International Space Station as part of a controversial marketing stunt (of course), brokered by Russia and the Canadian golf-club manufacturer Element 21.

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