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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 ::
Brave New World
OK, who here, a mere 15 years ago, would have envisioned a world in which a multimillionaire Russian capitalist is trying to drive a hard bargain for a Soyuz seat? If Sergei Polonsky can convince Rosaviakosmos to drop the normally $20 price tag for a flight down to a cut-rate $8 million in light of their post-Olsen desperation, he could be on the next crew to visit the International Space Station. (Though, impressively enough, possibly only the third person in the next two months to make a rookie spaceflight, following an unnamed Scaled pilot if Melvill doesn't take repeat SS1 stick duties, and Brian Feeney, of Canada's da Vinci Project.)