Space Adventures, Courtney Stadd, Joss Whedon To Receive Awards by Rae

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Space Adventures, Courtney Stadd, Joss Whedon To Receive Awards

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Monday, June 12, 2006 2:48 PM

I don't post much, and lately, don't have time to lurk much either. But, I'm a hard core space advocate, and get several different newsletters. Thought you guys might like to see this.

Rae

Space Adventures, Courtney Stadd, Joss Whedon To Receive Awards
Space Frontier Foundation recognizes creator of Serenity movie, space travel firm and former White House Staffer for contributions to NewSpace Movement

Los Angeles, CA - June 09, 2006 The Space Frontier Foundation announced it will be giving awards to several notable projects and individuals at its NewSpace 2006 conference this July in Las Vegas. The prestigious awards, which will be presented at a black-tie gala on Friday July 21, 2006 include:

Vision to Reality – Space Adventures
Space Adventures is the only company in the world currently operating commercial orbital human spaceflight. Their mission statement includes the following: “Our goal is to open the space frontier to everyone, and promote private space exploration, in a series of successful, privately funded spaceflight missions.” We couldn’t agree more. This award is only presented to firms that have successfully “pulled it off” when it comes to a pro-frontier project or business. Previous winners include SpaceHab, the Air Force’s Clementine mission to the Moon, NASA’s Deep Impact asteroid mission, Sea Launch and MirCorp.
“Space Adventures has literally gone where no travel agency has gone before,” said Foundation Chairman Bob Werb. “They have put several paying customers in orbit, helping shatter the idea that space is a place where only government employees can go. If they keep it up, they may well get their customers back to the Moon before anyone else as well. We love that kind of thinking.”

Vision of the Future – Serenity/Firefly
The Foundation is pleased to honor Joss Whedon for his work as writer and director of the film, Serenity (2005), based on his television series, Firefly. Whedon is the writer, director, executive producer and creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay of Toy Story. The Foundation award, which has also been presented to the Producers of Star Trek – Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5, is given to a fictional program or movie which portrays a human future in space that has elements which are inspiring, possible, and at least attempts to work within the realm of physics.
“Serenity and Firefly are the first new hard science fiction film and TV show in years to acknowledge an economic system, and even give a nod to the reality of space,” explained Foundation Founder Rick Tumlinson. “From its portrayal of a civilization based on terra-forming and free trade, to its multi-cultural aspects, it shows a possible future within which its characters go about the usual drama, comedy and skullduggery of any civilization anytime. Tumlinson continued, “add to it the fact the space scenes take place in silence (the scientifically correct way things happen in space), and you have a winner in our books. We want the show back on the air!”

There's more to the article, but this is the part about Joss, and Firefly/Serenity. The rest of the article can be found at http://www.space-frontier.org/PressReleases/.

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Monday, June 12, 2006 7:32 PM

RCAT

Shiney, thanks for passing this on, Rae. It's great to see all these articles and mentions from such a variety of sources. Gives some hope that others (outside of browncoat efforts) will become curious and become converts.

'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
-Book

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Monday, June 12, 2006 10:14 PM

JADEHAND

That's very cool. Yay Joss.

"You landed in my life Like a new and brighter light
That made all my past seem in shadow
I always used to believe That beauty was skin deep
But I need a new word to describe you
And the time that it took to take down the wall
Was the time that it took for me to fall
Hopelessly weak.
-No One Can(Holidays in Eden)-Marillion
visit WWW.Marillion.com for a better way of life.

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Monday, June 12, 2006 10:28 PM

AGATSU

Shiny!
It REALLY boggles the mind - so many awards and praise by critics, so few commercial success.

Proud Member of the FFF.net Event Team
Department of All Things Insane
Serenity Now/Equality Now screenings / Serenity Day (unrelated):
June 23rd www.cantstoptheserenity.com www.serenityday.org
Serenity Summer Campaign:
June 23rd - Sept 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Serenity 'Versary:
September 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Be there or be a purple-belted poop head. (<- not the official slogan)

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Monday, June 12, 2006 11:04 PM

PAYTHEMAN

Dude! I also love the fact that all the scenes that take place in complete space are silent!

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Monday, June 12, 2006 11:10 PM

AGATSU

But the BASE instead in the flag-cannon/Reaver scene in the BDM, as if you could rather FEEL it then HEAR it, and then the silent explosion... brilliant! No sound in space works great for me.

Proud Member of the FFF.net Event Team
Department of All Things Insane
Serenity Now/Equality Now screenings / Serenity Day (unrelated):
June 23rd www.cantstoptheserenity.com www.serenityday.org
Serenity Summer Campaign:
June 23rd - Sept 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Serenity 'Versary:
September 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Be there or be a purple-belted poop head. (<- not the official slogan)

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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:15 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
Shiny!
It REALLY boggles the mind - so many awards and praise by critics, so few commercial success.

Kinda demonstrates that there is something very wrong with the System.

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