Friday, October 01, 2004
Ansari X Prize
Having been a devoted space nut since years before Sputnik, no suprise that I've followed the X Prize since its inception. With no cable or sat teevee available, went to watch it on DSL and was mightly disappointed with the service quality. Not suprising due to over a quarter of a million folk 'tuning in' to what was credited as provided by AOL!
If you were interested, you probably saw it. My poor 'puter chair got a bite taken out of it when the "non-sheduled maneuver' occurred. Rand's blog has some reflections and comments but the best is from Spaceflight Now.
I'm ahead of myself (brain farts are common for those with brainfungus! ;o). While watching the run-up to the launch and listening to the various folk making speeches that worried me (pride cometh before a fall), a rather stunning, erudite young lady speechified. I took a snapshot of the screen:
...then went looking for her. Wonderful! Here's some links to a visionary lady:
Failure Was Never an Option
Anousheh Ansari on SiliconIran
AMERICA'S 40 RICHEST UNDER 40
Working Women
PowerPoint presentation
If you were interested, you probably saw it. My poor 'puter chair got a bite taken out of it when the "non-sheduled maneuver' occurred. Rand's blog has some reflections and comments but the best is from Spaceflight Now.
I'm ahead of myself (brain farts are common for those with brainfungus! ;o). While watching the run-up to the launch and listening to the various folk making speeches that worried me (pride cometh before a fall), a rather stunning, erudite young lady speechified. I took a snapshot of the screen:
...then went looking for her. Wonderful! Here's some links to a visionary lady:
Failure Was Never an Option
Anousheh Ansari on SiliconIran
AMERICA'S 40 RICHEST UNDER 40
Working Women
PowerPoint presentation
