Space: the Hot, New Vacation Destination

From: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/06/24/669.aspx

Apparently we're only about four years from regular passenger trips to space.

Blue Origin is developing a reusable, vertical-takeoff-and-landing rocket ship called the New Shepard …

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Casca Day 1

Day 1 - Friday June 2

Today was the first full day of CASCA. All of the galaxy talks were today, so it was the main day for me, science-wise. After an exhorbitantly expensive breakfast at the hotel with my roommate,

(I've since found a Tim's) …

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Airplane Anecdotes

So, I've noticed that if one flies frequently enough, you start to encounter a wide variety of in-flight experiences - often related to the people who end up surrounding you in the cramped, uncomfortably-close environment for several hours. Today …

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