ChessBase picked this article up on US Astronauts playing chess with the ground crew from space. Pretty cool coverage from the Florida Chess Association?
Why the Germans picked up this US chess news before CL Online is an open question…let the kibitzing begin…
Bill Hall reports that the USCF was ready to run with this story a while back but held off because we are in discussions with NASA about our own project. We should know more some time next week.