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Way too long since anyone has posted here, and something really cool happened, so here I am.
Today a woman is on her way to the ISS as the first female paying space tourist. In and of itself, this might not really merit a mention. Several others have already ridden up to the station on Russian rockets for tours and after all, the ISS is kind of a bad joke at this point anyway. But it's what we have. Of course, the fact that the Russians are the ones with the capitalist spirit who offer this opportunity also reeks of an brutal irony.
But this woman is kind of special, and because of who she is it's worth mentioning this trip. Anousheh Ansari was born in Iran. She came to the U.S. as a teenager, not speaking any English. Nevertheless she pursued advanced degrees in engineering by the time she was in college. She and her husband formed a company that eventually sold for millions. They went on to sponsor the X-Prize which two years ago awarded $10 million to the team that launched Space Ship One, the first privately owned spacecraft to reach the edge of space.
She's a remarkable woman and an example of true entreprenurial spirit.
Ad Astra Anousheh!
Today a woman is on her way to the ISS as the first female paying space tourist. In and of itself, this might not really merit a mention. Several others have already ridden up to the station on Russian rockets for tours and after all, the ISS is kind of a bad joke at this point anyway. But it's what we have. Of course, the fact that the Russians are the ones with the capitalist spirit who offer this opportunity also reeks of an brutal irony.
But this woman is kind of special, and because of who she is it's worth mentioning this trip. Anousheh Ansari was born in Iran. She came to the U.S. as a teenager, not speaking any English. Nevertheless she pursued advanced degrees in engineering by the time she was in college. She and her husband formed a company that eventually sold for millions. They went on to sponsor the X-Prize which two years ago awarded $10 million to the team that launched Space Ship One, the first privately owned spacecraft to reach the edge of space.
She's a remarkable woman and an example of true entreprenurial spirit.
Ad Astra Anousheh!
posted by JAM at 7:21 AM
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