While down in Lexington Kentucky having my brain destroyed working long days in impossible conditions, an event occurred that almost slipped by me.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completed its first captive flight connected to the Eve mothership. Funded by Sir Richard Branson and designed by Burt Rutan, SpaceShipTwo is poised to become the first commercial spacecraft when it goes into service in 2012.

Tickets will cost you a mere $200,000 and you can reserve now with only a $20,000 deposit.  If I only I could afford it.