Posted on 09/07/2006 7:29:41 PM PDT by KevinDavis
MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - An American software billionaire has become the latest potential space tourist to start training outside Moscow, the Space Training Center said Thursday.
Charles Simonyi, 58, a U.S. citizen of Hungarian descent and a key figure in developing Microsoft's Word and Excel applications, has signed a contract with Virginia-based orbital tourism firm Space Adventures this year for a 10-day science mission to the International Space Station in 2007.
"Simonyi is seriously determined for the flight and he is ready for thorough and gradual preparations," a training center spokesperson said, adding that the first stage of the course would take three weeks.
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I hope they have "WINDOWS".
3-2-1 FIREfox.
Whats the work on the shuttle tommorrow, Kevin?
work = word
Inside sources say Atlantis is "a Go for launch" on Friday, with Saturday as a backup, if the weather doesn't cooperate.
I got the answer off NASA TV, final decision in 20 mins or so.
yes, that is what I got off NASA TV. The fuel cell has a problem, but not enough of a problem to scrub.
Good for Him!
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