Computer Geek Boldly Goes

Charles Simonyi is a programmer's programmer, a true Übergeek among mere poseurs like myself. And now, the man who brought us workplace favorites like Excel has bought his way into space.

Excelsior!

And for the record, I think allowing people to pay huge sums of money to be astronauts is a fantastic way to help support and promote space exploration. I wish NASA would embrace this.

Even at $20 million a ticket, the Russian Space Agency is fully booked until 2009