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It was the annual meeting of the international brotherhood of space scientists in 1997.
'We are preparing to send a rocket to Pluto,' announced the Americans proudly. 'It will have six men aboard and will stay on Pluto for a whole month before making the long trip back to Earth.'
'That's nothing!' scoffed the Russians. 'We are almost ready to launch our spaceship containing two hundred men and women to start the first colony on Uranus.'
'Our country can beat you both,'said the Irish scientist.'We are going to send a rocket straight to the sun.'
'Don't be silly,'said the American and Russian scientists,'the rocket will melt before it gets there.'
'No it won't,' replied the Irish scientist.'We're sending it up at night.'