NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station. NASA was reportedly looking into whether the virus got into the computers through a memory drive used to store music, video and other digital files. The virus however would have no adverse effect on space station operations1.

• 1. “Computer virus goes into orbit,” August 27, 2008, at http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Computer_virus_goes_into_orbit_999.html