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Friday, September 28, 2007
From virtual space to the real deal
Austin, Texas video game developer Richard Garriott, best-known for his massively multi-player virtual world games like “Ultima” and the forthcoming “Tabula Rasa” is headed off to space again - this time for real.
Garriott has signed on - and is shelling out $30 million - to hitch a ride on a Russian rocket next October, becoming the latest commercial space traveler. 
Garriott, 46 has long been as passionate about space as he is about video games. His dad was a Skylab and shuttle astronaut, and Garriott is a major investor in several space-related companies, including Space Adventures, the outfit that’s organizing his trip.
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