Yeah, I was similarly surprised (and kind of pleasantly so, even if my realist side worries about the cost) by Bush's annoucement. My friend and I were discussing the need for mankind to seriously consider outer space again, and not treat it as a Cold War-esque bygone era of R&D. <br><br>I might go for a ticket as well, though my qualifications are certainly not like PED's. And happy Belated birthday, man. Looks like you have had many (not neccessarily belated ones, though) XD<br><br> <p>_____________<br>"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything."<br><br>-Mark Twain</p><i></i>

Go <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.prometheus-music.com/space.html" target="top">here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->, then scroll to bottom and listen to a few.<br>Unfortunately, they don't have a (public) link to<br>"Dog on the Moon" or "Queen Isabella", but "Pioneers of Mars", "Fire in the Sky" and others are quite good.<br><br>King: (to Isabella) "We could have bought BELGIUM for what you just spent;<br>and threw over the edge of the world!"<br><br>Tha anniversary of the Columbia loss is coming up. The words of: "Fire in the Sky" caused astronaut Buzz Aldrin to choke-up on TV last year.<br> <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="font-size:large;"><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Give me carrots, and nobody gets hurt!</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--></span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE BR START--><br /><!--EZCODE BR END--><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://pub19.ezboard.com/ftenchimuyo79943frm142" target="top"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~allenfamily/ts/mirror.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><!--EZCODE BR START--><br /><!--EZCODE BR END--><br><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;font-size:large;">One Good-Looking Furball!</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE BR START--><br /><!--EZCODE BR END-->I'm playing Ryo-Ohki; in Tenchi Muyo <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.unitedanime.com/nnhp/TenchiSurvivor/TenchiSurvivor04.htm" target="top">Survivor</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://vote.sparklit.com/poll.spark?pollID=614772" target="top">4</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->.</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>