World's First Spaceport

Back in 1968, Stanley Kubrick produced Space 2001: A Space Odyssey. While the story was quite philosophical, it brought a vision to the world of how we would be in the year 2001. Huge space stations orbiting Earth, commercial flights, moon base, etc.

So here we are in the year 2006 and space is no longer in vogue. The International Space Station is slowly being built but with no completion date in sight. The moon has not been visited since 1972.

Nevertheless, in Singapore, the world's first spaceport is being built. Announced in February 2006, it will offer suborbital spaceflight, astronaut training and a education centre. It will be a combination of commercial, research, entertainment and tourist that drives this spaceport.

Who knows, 10 years from now you might be able to hitch a ride to a space station en route to the moon. Remember to visit the toilet while you are still on Earth or you'll have to use a zero gravity toilet as seen in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Dr Floyd : Baffled by the instructions of using a Zero Gravity Toilet: http://www.underview.com/2001/funbits/zerog.html

Official Spaceport Singapore website:
http://spaceportsingapore.com/