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The Times, They are a'Changin'
Oct. 26th, 2007 01:21 pmThe Third International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight.
Just the name of it sends shivers down my spine.
No, I don't have my personal jetpack or helicopter for one. I can't beam from here to there. My two way wristradio, though, works better than Dick Tracy's ever did - he couldn't store music on his!
"Space tourism."
Yes, it is a rich man's game. But now it is a rich man's game, not a rich country's game. And that changes the playing field the same way it did with microwave ovens, televisions, air travel, and countless other devices and opportunities over the decades.
I might not have the chance to go into space.
But I might.
Just the name of it sends shivers down my spine.
No, I don't have my personal jetpack or helicopter for one. I can't beam from here to there. My two way wristradio, though, works better than Dick Tracy's ever did - he couldn't store music on his!
"Space tourism."
Yes, it is a rich man's game. But now it is a rich man's game, not a rich country's game. And that changes the playing field the same way it did with microwave ovens, televisions, air travel, and countless other devices and opportunities over the decades.
I might not have the chance to go into space.
But I might.
