Lord British Gets His Wings (October 1, 2007)

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Bandit LOAF

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It's official - Origin Systems founder Richard Garriott is bound for the International Space Station! He will be launching aboard Soyuz TMA-13 in October, 2008 and returning ten days later on Soyuz TMA-12. While at the station he will conduct a series of scientific experiments now being developed. He's set up a website, RichardInSpace.com, to allow people track his progress over the next year. We wish him the best of luck! In a fun coincidence, Frosty and I recently visited the Apollo spacecraft that carried Garriott's father to Skylab in 1973 (right).



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Original update published on October 1, 2007
 
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Well done, Richard Garriot. All the pain, blood and sweat that you went through has finally paid off. People need to have a PH. D. and be physically fit to become an astronaut.
 
Hehehe, It kind of looks like the wings are coming out of his helmet in the first picture
 
All you need is a ridiculously large amount of cash to buy your ticket up with the Russian Space Program. He's just going on a space tourism trip.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, if I had all those millions, I'd buy a space ticket too.
 
All you need is a ridiculously large amount of cash to buy your ticket up with the Russian Space Program. He's just going on a space tourism trip.
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The space tourists are held to some pretty exacting physical requirements, too - Garriott himself has been trying to pass them for many years.
 
Bandit LOAF said:
The space tourists are held to some pretty exacting physical requirements, too - Garriott himself has been trying to pass them for many years.
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You're right. But no PhD necessary.

Anyways, a PhD is certainly a lot easier to get than the many millions that a space ticket cost. I'm not trying to diminish his accomplishment, it's still very impressive and admirable.
 
I'm just impressed that Lord British is going up into orbit, and will probably be carrying a bunch of experiments with him. Here's hoping this MAY renew interest in space travel beyond a few lawmakers and Hollywood stars...

I doubt it will, though.
 
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