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Aug 2007
Virgin Galactic Astronauts Start Training
Posted in Weird Science by Codename Sheba at 7:01 pm | Comments Off
The first hundred people to fly Virgin Galactic’s sub-orbital space flights headed to Philly for two days of centrifuge training to prepare to endure G-forces, launch and re-entry conditions. This is just another step in the inevitable march towards ejecting our elite into orbit. Hey, a girl can dream.
For more on the emerging space tourism industry, see our 10 August article, 2012: A Space Odyssey.
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