Dream A Little Dream

That's Anousheh Ansar and she's about to go into space. She will be the fourth "tourist" to visit the International Space Station since its creation. But it is highly unlikely that Anousheh will be spending her time checking out the local eateries or just lounging about catching some rays because this is strictly a business trip for her. You see, she is part owner in Space Adventurers, Ltd., a nice little upstart company that, to quote their website :

...is the only company in the world currently operating commercial orbital spaceflight and will be the first to launch clients using a new breed of lower cost suborbital spacecraft currently under development worldwide.

All I have to say is that it is about time we could get some decent space travel at a lower cost. So what is this lower cost? Well you and a loved one could visit the ISS like Anousheh for a mere one hundred million dollars! That is per seat of course.... they're Space Adventurers, not Great West for Christ's sake! Still, I can tell that you are apprehensive on spending two hundred million dollars on a visit to the International Space Station so here are five points you should consider before you spend the money on a luxury liner, small island, private 757, and a house made of gold-plated diamonds instead:

1. Peeing in space is wayyyy cooler than peeing in an airplane (but not quite as cool as peeing on a drunken hobo)

2. You don't have to pass customs as you hurtle like a meteor back to the planet so your free to buy whatever you want while up there

3. Wearing "fat" clothes is not only acceptable, it's required

4. Space cheeze whiz is to friggin' die for! And you can eat as much of it as you want and won't gain a single pound no matter how much you eat

5. Here's what Heidiemarie said during her recent space walk around the ISS: "Oh, that's a beautiful view."

Priceless. The Bard himself could not have said it better, Heidie.

You can find the article here.