Archive for September 26th, 2006

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Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival & Exposition

September 26, 2006

Jules Verne Logo
Join an amazing cast of adventurers and artists in Los Angeles promoting the spirit of exploration! For the first time in the USA, the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival & Exposition is dedicated to Exploration & Conservation. The Festival will pay a special tribute to Jane Goodall, George Lucas and Harrison Ford and to King Kong’s first steps on the Shrine Auditorium Stage in 1933 with special guest Ray Harryhausen.

Web: http://www.adventure-festival.com/

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Anousheh’s Orbital Journal

September 26, 2006

Anousheh Ansari playing in micro-gravity

“The really cool thing about Anousheh’s flight … is that she is one of us! A person with a dream! Whether you’re a young girl, a mom, an engineer, American, Iranian, from Dallas or just a dreamer… you can imagine taking this flight into space someday.” –Peter H. Diamandis (Chairman, X PRIZE)

Keep up to date with the adventures of the first female spaceflight participant on the X PRIZE blog: http://spaceblog.xprize.org/

Bonus! Watch her adventures on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceexplorer/

and NASA TV:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/