41.   Russian space controllers have extensive experience in dumping used spacecraft into the ocean, since the cargo ships that supply Mir are disposed of that way.

42.   Shaw said flight controllers have no idea what caused the short.

43.   The main computer data line was unaffected, and the telephone lines outage meant controllers simply had to dial other numbers to relay information, he said.

44.   Two controllers were out sick, a replacement controller was stuck in traffic and the only controller on duty had to take a break, officials said.

45.   U.S. pilots complain that some air traffic controllers have problems speaking and understanding English, the international language of flying.