NASA, Google partnership still taking flight, SF Chronicle
“More than two years after forging a partnership that technology insiders hoped would spawn a new era of innovation in Silicon Valley, Google and NASA have few tangible products to show for their collaboration.
“Today, Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced that for the first time the coveted opportunity to train as a private space explorer alongside one of its orbital spaceflight candidates, and among professional astronauts, is now available to the public.”
“First Man in Space - Skydiving From The Edge Of The World (Extended Version) // On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped his last … all ” Excelsior jump, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters).
Editor’s note: This video “Space Playground” was featured on the uber-influential website Gizmodo today.
Ron Paul: Trouble back home, The Hill
“When told that “Ron Paul consistently opposes taxpayer funding for NASA and wants to eliminate the agency,” 61 percent of Republican primary voters said this information would make them less likely to vote for Paul’s reelection.”
