Speaking of private space exploration, a friend of mine worked on a satellite that is going up on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday, barring the usual possible delays. I don't know anything about SpaceX except what I see on their web site, but it looks like they are one of the companies doing what NASA used to do: developing and launching new rockets and spacecraft.
You can watch a Webcast of the launch at http://www.spacex.com/. Right now the launch is scheduled for Saturday, August 2, between 4-8pm Pacific Time.
I couldn't resist watching a previous launch. At about 4:20 into this video, you begin to see a sliver of black space beyond the earth that otherwise fills the screen. It made me realize how much I love Samantha's current favorite word: "up."
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