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That awkward moment when you collide with Richard Garriott.
(This was at the Zero Robotics Championship at MIT on Monday. A friend of mine told me he wanted to take my picture and kept telling me to back up until this happened. These are the awkwardest pictures I have ever taken with any famous person ever. Also, yes, I am wearing my STS-51-L pin on my collar this week.)
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MAN ON A MISSION follows gaming millionaire Richard Garriott as he pioneers private space travel in his quest to become the first second-generation astronaut. The film shows how he made his fortune and then spends it -$30 million to buy a ticket to the ISS onboard a Russian rocket. His father Owen, rode an Apollo rocket to Skylab 2. Richards path is entirely different. We see him train in Star City Moscow, watch him launch from Kazakhstan and spend 12 glorious days onboard the ISS. His return is more memorable. For the first time ever a camera is rolling in the capsule during the fiery return to earth. Back on the ground, Owen greets him, welcoming us all to the next generation of human space travel. This film will inspire anyone who works tirelessly to make their dream come true.
Needless to say, I will definitely be watching this as soon as I can. As of right now, it’s only in selected theaters. Can’t wait :)
What happened to my Richard Garriott tag, “Like My Father Before Me”? I swear I used it before…
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Posted on January 13, 2012 via sagan|sense with 14 notes
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I'm nineteen and I'm crazy. Fangirl, scientist and writer. I'm at college in Boston right now, but New York will always be my home. Likes archeology, astronomy, space travel, history, superhero comics, general science, the oceans, Star Wars, mysteries and Disney. (Which is where my title comes from...)
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
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