Welcome To The Future, Where The Stars Belong To Corporations

[Swede]

Talk about a dystopian future.


Today's successful launch of the privately-owned SpaceX rocket marks the beginning of a new era in space travel. Welcome to the age of corporate astronauts, orbital mansions, and Moon holidays for those who can afford it.

With the government-funded Space Shuttle retiring next year, space travel company SpaceX could step in to fill the void left by Obama's space agenda - which emphasizes robot-controlled space exploration and research. Today the company's Falcon 9 rocket blasted out of Cape Canaveral carrying the Dragon space capsule. After orbiting the Earth twice, the capsule splashed down in the Pacific.

http://io9.com/5709752/welcome-to-the-future-where-the-stars-belong-to-corporations

[sharesunited]

1. Didn't you know you can pay to name them and call them whatever you want?

The name you give your star is recorded in a book which gets filed in the Copyright Office and gets permanently stored in a vault at the Library of Congress!

http://www.starregistry.com/catalog/dspProduct.cfm?prod=starkit

[Peregrine]

2. It is a scam

Stars, as well as all celestial objects, are named by the International Astronomical Union.

[sharesunited]

3. I feel so cheated now.