Richard Garriott
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It hit me that I now know the true scale of the Earth by direct observation ... Suddenly the Earth just felt both finite and small.
It doesn’t seem like such a pie in the sky, unusual thing. In my neighborhood, not only was my father an astronaut, but literally everybody who lived around us worked at NASA.
It doesn’t seem like such a pie in the sky, unusual thing. In my neighborhood, not only was my father an astronaut, but literally everybody who lived around us worked at NASA.More quotes »
Around the web
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Movie with local link makes debut in theaters
Satterwhite one of composers on ‘Man on a Mission Austinite Richard Garriott’s documentary about his 2008 flight into space has made its theatrical debut, with Pflugerville resident Brian Satterwhite along for the ride. Satterwhite, a film composer, wrot from Pflugerville Pflag Read more »
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The Daily Grind: Could you make your own MMO for $30 million?
Massively gets a certain amount of grief for writing news stories about Richard Garriott. While it's true that he hasn't made a major contribution to the MMO industry since the 1990s, it's also true that he's something of a touchstone when it comes to ge from Massively Read more »
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Richard “Lord British” Garriott in space: “I might just sit up in my window in orbit and write the next game” (interview)
The story shows how Garriott dreamed of following his father into space, only to be stymied by NASA’s restriction on prohibiting anyone with eyesight flaws requiring glasses from being an astronaut. At 13, with his hopes dashed, Garriott started plotting from VentureBeat Read more »
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Romney receives space endorsements
"America will once again lead the world in space." 01/31/2012 Newt Gingrich is the one who made headlines by calling for a moonbase and a manned flight to Mars, but this week Mitt Romney picked up endorsements from a group of prominent figures from the s from HumanEvents.com Read more »
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Man On A Mission
Firmly ensconced in the geeky pantheon of computer legends since high school, Richard Garriott can afford to pursue his dreams - even the wildly improbable ones. For instance, following in his astronaut father's footsteps. NASA won't take you because of from Male Xtra Read more »
