Richard "Lord British" Garriott Headed for Space

Published: October 1, 2007, 11:07 am

Tags: ncsoft, gamer life, games industry, computer, lord british, owen garriott, richard garriott, space tourist

Richard Garriott, famed game designer and son of former astronaut Owen Garriott, is set to follow in his father’s boot steps and head out to the final frontier as the next space tourist. The co-founder of the North American branch of NCsoft, the world’s largest online game developer, plans to post details of his training and flight on his website to share his experiences and “involve as many people as possible in my mission.” “We need to be adventurous in mind and stimulate our intellects to answer today’s most daunting scientific questions and to invent tomorrow’s technological marvels,” said Garriott, creator of the popular Ultima Online computer game. Garriott is training for an October 2008 launch, when he will be the guest of the Space Adventures company. “It has always been Space Adventures’ goal to open the space frontier. Now we have designed a series of missions devoted to increase commercial involvement in manned

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