This Day In History, 2004: SpaceShipOne

Two years ago today, pilot Mike Melvill of Tier One made history by piloting SpaceShipOne into outer space, the first privately-funded human spaceflight. A few months later, SpaceShipOne made two more flights into outer space within a fourteen-day period, winning the Ansari X-Prize.

Games Nostalgia

Today, for no reason I can fathom, I find myself wanting to play three Tom Wham games: Snit's Revenge, Search for the Emperor's Treasure, and The Awful Green Things From Outer Space.

Pluto's Moons

Pluto's Twins Get Their Names: As the linked article reports, the two new moons of Pluto that were discovered last year are going to receive the official names of Nix and Hydra.

Thanks to shsilver for the link.

And in other news, I still could use assistance in creating a real webpage and finding a host for http://www.plutoisaplanet.org. I envision a front page with pictures, information about our Society for the Preservation of Pluto as a Planet, links to approrpiate pages, arguments in favor, and a donations button to help support our cause.