The Final Expedition

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Floating in zero gravity, I smiled at the camera, blissfully unaware that we were less than half an hour from the apocalypse.

“Okay,” I began, gazing into the lens of the camcorder held by my colleague, Aki, “This is my first Video Diary since arriving two days ago on board the International Space Station. My name is Max Carter, owner and chairman of Zap dotcom, guest of the European Space Agency and so-called ‘Space Tourist’. It’s always been my dream to travel into space and now I’m here, I really want everyone back on Earth to feel like they’re here with me on this fantastic adventure. Unlike the vast majority of Astronauts, I’m not a scientist or military officer, but an ordinary person. A person who has been fortunate enough to have the resources to live my dream. My webcasts won’t be the usual dry, forensic and to be honest, dull reports that we are used to seeing from NASA. Travelling into space and seeing the beauty of the planet Earth from orbit is an experience that should be full of awe and wonder. I want to share that experience with you.” Taking the camera from Aki, I aimed it through one of the small windows in the floor. The cloud swathed continent of Europe was directly beneath us.

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