Calling the chances of his following in his father's footsteps
at NASA "a statistical improbability," computer software designer
Richard Garriott opted to take an arguably easier route to the
stars... spending $30 million for a seat onboard a Soyuz capsule,
bound for the International Space Station in 2008.
Space shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center, resting on the hardstand by 1:15 p.m.,
Sunday. The shuttle began its slow 3.4-mile journey to the pad atop
the crawler transporter at 6:47 a.m., leaving the Vehicle Assembly
Building in the early morning darkness.
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