I know its not a very extropian venture, but I still find the launch of the first module of the ISS next Friday exciting. There is lots of information on the BBC website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/iss/newsid_217000/217788.stm
I'd be very interested in learning what people think the ISS will achieve (scientifically and otherwise).
best, patrick
Patrick Wilken http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~patrickw/ Editor: PSYCHE: An International Journal of Research on Consciousness Secretary: The Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/ http://www.phil.vt.edu/ASSC/