Wow, what's to say? Richard Branson is some sort of god of commerce. He sold a chunk of Virgin Galactic, which, uh, may or may not in a few years take people into space, to the investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi. For $280 million! And a spaceport. Such as the one in California that is surrounded by freaks and UFO junkies and military bases and cactus. This is sort of wonderful. Now the fine people of Abu Dhabi can go to space!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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This is just a big fuck you from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, which is home to every other sort if impossible human endeavor -- man-made islands, robot racing camel jockeys, a magical south asian workforce that works 25 hours a day, indoor skiing (and not the New York variety of indoor skiing either).