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Hitchhiker’s Second Ride to the Galaxy

arindam arindam 10 Jun, 2009


Billionaire Charles Simonyi became the first man to make two trips to outer space as a commercial tourist. But it wasn’t without hiccups.


Billionaire Charles Simonyi became the first man to make two trips to outer space as a commercial tourist. But it wasn’t without hiccups. The autopilot docking system of the craft flopped and had to be done manually.


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