Richard Garriott Helped Design the Challenger Centers?
Thing I knew about: The existence of the Challenger Learning Centers. Thing I did not know about: Richard Garriott evidently helped with the original design thereof.
Tagged: space shuttle
See Richard & Owen Garriott Talk About Space
Richard Garriott and his father Owen, the only father/son American astronaut duo, will be giving a public interview about their experiences in space at a special Explorers Club event next week.
Richard Garriott: The Legacy of the Space Shuttle
Lord British reflects on the legacy of NASA’s long-serving space vehicles.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere even remotely approaching nightly open thread at Ultima Aiera. I’m posting it early today because I’m crazy-busy with stuff to do in real life. Plus, the site’s getting a MySQL update tomorrow, so I don’t want to add much in the way of new content until that is finished.
Richard Garriott: A New Space Era Begins
Richard Garriott has penned an opinion piece for The Statesman (an Austin and area newspaper) discussing the future of space travel in the post-Space Shuttle era.
Found Image: Papa British on Skylab
That would be NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, father of Ultima creator (and private astronaut himself) Richard Garriott (known to us all as, of course, Lord British). Here he is posing by a console aboard...
