Post 572 - "Project Space Voyage" from January 1986

I was planning a vacation in 1986, and this brochure appeared at the AAA Travel Bureau, back when such things existed.   It was January, and there was an article in the Chicago Tribune on the 12th discussing the 161 who had already put up $5000 each for the earliest expected "traveler flights," expected by March 1992.   That article is here:  161 Hopefuls Put Up $5000

That was on January 12 - the Challenger disaster happened on January 28, 1986.  There hasn't been much talk about it since, until Mr. Musk began his dreams of escaping planet earth.  

I bring it up in light of the current disaster involving the submersible vehicle Titan, with five casualties reported this afternoon.   

It made me consider that sometimes you can discover the universe along a tree-lined path - with your bicycle.  But then, this area has bears and the occasional goth in a hoodie to enhance the interactive experience.  That's why the bicycle is nice.