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Gamer Geek Lifting-Off From Glorious Kazakhstan

POSTED BY: OUT2THEBLACK
UPDATED: Monday, October 13, 2008 04:23
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Saturday, October 11, 2008 3:16 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


In about 5-1/2 Hours from now...

Roundabout 0300 Eastern (U.S.) Time , Sunday

Watch at NASA TV...Link available at

Rich Garriott's website :

http://www.richardinspace.com

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Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:28 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


Rich made it to Orbit , in a 'nominal' ascent...


< http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/6054710.html>

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Monday, October 13, 2008 12:28 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


30 Million to go a few hundred miles up in space is a bit pricey.



It is not those who use the term "Islamo-Fascism" who are sullying the name of Islam; it is the Islamo-Fascists. - Dennis Prager


" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Monday, October 13, 2008 4:23 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
30 Million to go a few hundred miles up in space is a bit pricey.




He paid for some extras...Like , he's going to do an EVA ( Spacewalk ).

He cut a deal with Seiko to wear their Space Watch while he's outside...So , he's making some coin there...

Plus , he can probably write off the balance of his expenditures as promotional expense for his Tabula Rasa game...

Then there's the non-profit educational angle...

Rich isn't anybody's fool...He'll probably actually net some coin for his little outing...

EDIT :

Here's a Link with details about Rich's clever capitalist outing...

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/207447/tabula-rasa-fuels-creators-
space-trip



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