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Richard Garriott Arrives at ISS, Reportedly Ready to Fix the Toilet [Geeks In Space]
gizmodo.com - 10/14/2008
Richard Garriott Arrives at ISS, Reportedly Ready to Fix the Toilet [Geeks In Space]
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The Soyuz TMA-13, carrying computer game rich guy, son of an astronaut, and current space tourist Richard Garriott has successfully docked with the International Space Station as of 8:26 GMT (3:26 EST). The three-man crew just finished floating around in orbit for a few days, and are now ...

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Video game developer turned astronaut follows his father into orbit
DVICE Atom Feed — ... including crystal growth experiments, wearing a sponsored watch to see how it holds up in space, and taking pictures of the Earth — something his father, NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, did over 40 years ago on the 1973 Skylab mission. Now that's one unique way to see the world. Click Continue to see a video of Richard Garriott's rocket lifting off. Embedded video from CNN Video Richard in Space, via CNN, Gizmodo & Giant Bomb

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