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NASA will ring in the new year 16 times

And you thought you were having a wild night.

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ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD the International Space Station took some time out of their busy schedule to wish everyone a happy new year.

The team will pass over locations where it is midnight 16 times today – and plan to celebrate the start of the new year each time.

Check out the video above, where they wish everyone a “happy, healthy, prosperous 2015″.

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    Mute Noel Clyne
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 2:26 PM

    Met Nicki in St Camillons nursing home
    In Killucan, Co.Westmeath 3 years ago
    she was visiting an uncle, she came over to my dad had a word, gave him a hug, i thought it was lovely as she did not know us, proves her heart was in the right place, and now all three have passed on, rip guys x

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    Mute alan harney
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 1:34 PM

    Nicky was an inspiration for us all! RIP

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    Mute Becky Eaton
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 9:37 PM

    My Dad’s Dad died from motor neurone and so did my Mums Mum a horrid disease to get Rest in peace Grandma and Grandad. Rest in peace to your beautiful sister so sorry she had this xx

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    Mute potty o shea
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 3:41 PM

    If there is any good news here is that Nicky McFaddens illness was not drawn out for years.

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    Mute eimsley
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    Mar 4th 2015, 12:38 AM

    Very sad but the comment about cancer is very insensitive. Cancer can be horrific as well as motor neurone. Wouldn’t wish for either

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    Mute Lindsey O Connor
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    Mar 4th 2015, 1:25 AM

    The only i came in here was gor that statement. Cancer is a horrible leech of a thing to go through .

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    Mute Rotarua
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    Mar 4th 2015, 9:06 AM

    Cancer is certainly a leech and not something any sane person would wish for; however there is hope if you have cancer as treatment and operations may stop or halt the disease, but there is NO cure or long term hope for people with MND.

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    Mute David adams
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 7:41 PM

    I am sorry for your loss. But Fine Gael are finished. This country needs a government who will stand on its own two feet and not take orders from bankers and the like. New fresh blood is what’s needed a party that is not tainted by greed and the clic. Again I am sorry for your loss. You would do better as an independent

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    Mute Protect Democracy!
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    Mar 3rd 2015, 9:31 PM

    David what a hideous person you are! Imagine employing someone with your mentality! It does not matter who you vote for this story is about human suffering and tragedy!

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    Mar 4th 2015, 1:13 PM

    There is never a scenario where people would be “grateful to have cancer”. Walk into a hospice and say ” ye should be grateful, at least ye don’t have MND”???? It’s an awful and horrible statement to make.

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    Mute Sharon Friel
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    Mar 4th 2015, 6:43 PM

    Eimsley, in the nicest way possible I’m sorry to say you are wrong. I attend the hospice weekly & I assure you the cancer patients look at me with pity, in my wheelchair barely able to move a muscle. I was 38 when diagnosed with mnd & I’m “lucky” to be alive still, 2 1/2 yrs later. When I was first diagnosed I wished I had been given a cancer diagnoses. I know that sounds unbelievable but, cancer treatments & medicines have advanced so much now there is “hope” for patients. MND on the other hand = no hope, they are not even near finding a cure!

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    Mar 5th 2015, 1:55 AM

    Sharon, sorry to hear this. I have a close family member with untreatable cancer so I’m really offended by the quote in this article. I’m not dismissing the gravity of MND in any way. I just believe that these things should never be compared in terms of suffering e.g. Diminish one groups suffering over another’s. Having been witness to oneupmanship over illness symptoms/outcomes (not by patients but their families) I’m horrified to witness it in the press. I detest the culture of ‘mine’s worse than yours’ that seems to exist for some (not all) people’s lives. Each persons suffering is their own and not for comment by others. There is after all a lot of focus on upholding the dignity of terminally ill patients. All the best and take care.

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