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All being well, at about midday Pacific time, the Russian spacecraft carrying a Microsoftie space tourist will dock with the International Space Station. Billionaire Charles Simonyi, an early Microsoft employee who oversaw apps such as Word and Excel, began his $25m space jaunt on the Soyuz at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Central Asia on Saturday — seen off by Martha Stewart, his friend, of all people. In the absence of a feed from inside the vehicle, we give you this heroic image from the the space nerd's personal website. Fear not, celestial voids: Simonyi Blog comes in peace.
Charles Simonyi comes in peace
All being well, at about midday Pacific time, the Russian spacecraft carrying a Microsoftie space tourist will dock with the International Space Station. Billionaire Charles Simonyi, an early Microsoft employee who oversaw apps such as Word and Excel, began his $25m space jaunt on the Soyuz at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Central Asia on Saturday — seen off by Martha Stewart, his friend, of all people. In the absence of a feed from inside the vehicle, we give you this heroic image from the the space nerd's personal website. Fear not, celestial voids: Simonyi Blog comes in peace.
9:02 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Nick Denton
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