Apr 30th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Space tourism is ten years old this week. On 28 April 2001 millionaire Dennis Tito became the first person to go into space as a tourist and not an astronaut or scientist.
In an interview with BBC today he talked about how thrilled he was and called his eight days being in orbit "paradise."
While space tourism is the ultimate in high-cost adventure travel--only seven people have done it so ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Space tourism celebrates tenth anniversary
Apr 30th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Space tourism is ten years old this week. On 28 April 2001 millionaire Dennis Tito became the first person to go into space as a tourist and not an astronaut or scientist.
In an interview with BBC today he talked about how thrilled he was and called his eight days being in orbit "paradise."
While space tourism is the ultimate in high-cost adventure travel--only seven people have done it so ...Heathrow, Gatwick, and other airports disrupted
May 17th, 2010 at 8:30AM: A large cloud of ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano is sweeping across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, shutting down airports all across the islands.
Heathrow and Gatwick were closed until 7am local time and have been operating on a limited capacity with numerous delays and cancellations. This morning Gatwick had the strange situation of being able to allow planes ...Are you going on vacation this year?
Feb 12th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The answers seem to be all over the map. Few have extra cash on their hands, and those who are working are still worried about what the future will bring. It's tough to dash off to somewhere exotic – or even somewhere that's not home – when you don't know if your income will be there when you get back. But, sometimes you just have to get out of town. There is some truth to the fact ...Ancient Viking Festival Recreated for May Day on Isle of Man
Apr 30th, 2006 at 2:33PM: BBC.com is reporting that a battle between the Queen of Winter and the
Queen of Summer is to be the highlight of the May Day celebration on the Isle of Man. The fight is apparently
based on an old Norse custom. The festival, called "Laa Boaldyn," apparently has its origins in the
Celtic calendar. However, "the battle itself is actually a Norse custom which was absorbed ...
