Let me count the ways

( Why I like baseball )

Just wondering

Would anybody care if I wrote up reviews of what I thought were the good comics of the week? I tried it once but I didn't think anybody was reading so I stopped.

Well, fuck me

They're cancelling Farscape.

Sam Gunn, anyone?

First Commercial Moon Mission Approved

The U.S. Government has just licensed the first commercial mission to the moon.

TransOrbital, Inc. received permission from various government agencies last week to send a probe back to the Earth's little sister. That probe, dubbed Trailblazer, will orbit the moon for 90 days, filming portraits of Earth as it rises over the lunar horizon and mapping the moonscape in unprecedented detail — as small as one meter in diameter.

"We're also looking to verify Apollo and other landing sites," said TransOrbital President Dennis Laurie. He said "verify" because there are still a few people out there who believe the Apollo program was a hoax. The last part of Trailblazer's mission will be to crash land on the lunar surface, taking "barnstorming" videos the whole way down.

Trailblazer is expected to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan within the next nine to 12 months. Trailblazer will also carry a time capsule containing messages and personal items that will remain on the moon where the craft crashes.

Lunar scientists are hoping that the mission opens the way for more exploration.

Can I get a "Hell, Yeah!?"