By as early as next year, everyday citizens could be able to experience one of the greatest thrill rides in (or out) of this world. The model of the “SpaceShip Two” was unveiled Wednesday by British entrepreneur and billionaire, Richard Branson.

He hopes his low-cost (aka $200,000) adventure into space will be become enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people by 2009. Although there are several competitors in the commercial space travel business, no company has been successful in accumulating large masses of passengers who are willing to pay the expense for the trip.

Funded by a branch of Branson’s airline and retail/travel company, Virgin Group, Virgin Galactic is dedicated solely to the commercialized space travel project. Branson hopes to lower the cost even more dramatically within the next five years.

So far, 200 people are already signed up for the two and a half hour trip, including Stephen Hawking, Victoria Principle, and Phillipe Stark, who are members of Virgin’s ‘reserved passenger’ list. The ship would be launched from New Mexico, and will also allow passengers to experience five minutes of weightlessness.

Although there are several competitors in the commercial space travel business, no company has been successful in accumulating large masses of passengers who are willing to pay the expense for the trip. I, for one, would do it in a heart beat. Then again, I’ve always dreamed of being a Jetson or a member of the Robinson family!

I’ve never had a problem eating food from a gas station.  Just two weeks ago, I ate a couple of hot dogs purchased from a gas station.  They were delicious.  That’s not the first time I’ve eaten gas station food, and I doubt it will be the last.  There’s nothing like a fun food novelty. […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

In 2006, an injury to Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened the door for an undrafted free agent by the name of Tony Romo to take the helm of America’s Team and lead the Dallas Cowboys to an early playoff exit.  Bledsoe went from starter to afterthought in a season.  Now, the circle continues […]

For 89 years, Oscars has never had a major mistake.  The last few Oscars might have had a few flubs, but at least they never got the most important category of the night wrong.  Well, that’s now changed, all thanks to OG Bonnie and Clyde legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  When Faye Dunaway called […]

Tom Brady has been wildly successful, if controversial.  He’s the first quarterback ever to win five Super Bowls and only the second player to do so after Charles Haley.  Unlike Haley, Brady won all his Super Bowls with the same team, the New England Patriots.  The only thing that seems to be able to stop […]

Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]