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Richard Garriott (AKA Lord British)

Did you always want to be an astronaut? What brought you to the path you are on Yes, I grew up in an astronaut community. My today? Dad was an astronaut and so were most of Well, I guess you could say my work as our neighbours. a computer games designer was key… that and my interest in science and exploration. What inspired you to become an astronaut? If I want to become an astronaut, My parents, neighbours and school teachers what advice would you give me? Name: Richard Garriott were the inspiration along with the legacy of Keep hold of your dreams. You need to stick Age: 48 Apollo. My greatest inspirations came from with things. Opportunities regularly become Date of Birth: 4 July 1961 my teachers at school; especially my drama available to all people; but whether you teachers and the teachers who let me take Place of Birth: Cambridge recognise it or pursue it is the difference. If computer programming as my language Nationality: British/American one route doesn’t work, bide your time and option. Occupation: Games Designer find another strategy. Missions: 1 - 12 – 24 October 2008 on the International Space Station Space Holidays What is the future of

Ever wanted to be an astronaut? A lifelong ambition could soon space travel? be fulfilled. A rocket powered plane allowing tourists to experience space should start flying in two years. Sharing the characteristics of a jet aircraft, the six passenger ‘space-taxi’ will soon be flying 62 miles (100 km) above Earth. It will take off and land on runways. Virgin Galactic's development known as Past, present, future... “SpaceShipTwo” will allow anyone to experience space. Better save your pocket money though, because the ticket price is £130,000, and tickets are selling fast! Your survival guide to space

Up until now the high cost of each spaceflight, around £20 million for each person, means that only around 500 people over New at NASA a period of 50 years have been able to experience space. This could soon change as entrepreneurs such as Richard Garriott, a Holidays in space self funded space tourist who paid for himself to go into space, become active. He was the second person to raise the British flag in orbit, after Helen Sharman in 1991 and he aims to make it cheaper by investing in spaceplanes so that accessibility into space will be easier.

Queen Mary, University of London Written and designed by students from Morpeth and Stepney Mile End Road Green Schools taking part in the 2009 Media Space Summer London School. www.maths.qmul.ac.uk E1 4NS

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