Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi will this weekend be shot up into space in a flight to the International Space Station, reports AFP. Simonyi, who on his Web site describes himself as the chief architect of word and Excel at Microsoft, where he worked between 1981 and 2001, will be the world's fifth space tourist when he blasts off on Saturday.
According to AFP: "He plans to spend his free time detailing his experiences in a blog at charlesinspace.com. The site already contains daily accounts of his training sessions, as well as information and games "for future generations of space explorers."
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