I just watched the live broadcast of the SpaceX Falcon 9 test launch. I was on a conference call at the time about a crisis having to do with the network, and I wasn’t my usual outspoken self. I was too engrossed with the live pictures from the spacecraft as it shot into space.
This is great stuff. I believe that the next phase of the exploration of space will be by private companies who think of innovative ways to profit off of space exploration.
Heinlein wrote “The Man Who Sold The Moon” about 60 years ago. It is finally coming true.
I’ve got to get a job programming for these people.