Prototype Mars Space Suit Unveiled in N.D.

FRYBURG, N.D. (AP) - Fabio Sau says moving from his native Italy to attend the University of North Dakota was like "coming to another planet" - and now he's using the state's wildest terrain for a simulated mission to Mars. Sau is the guinea pig for an experimental Mars space suit that he and...

Talk about culture shock. Italy to North Dakota. A Roman in Fryburg. Boggles the senses beyond imagining. But, what better place to test otherworldiness, as it appears that West Virginia was closed the weekend of his arrival in the States, and Texas was at first confused, then frightened, as they believed him to be a Mexican, then hastily voided his visa upon discovering he was in fact from a civilized part of the world.