Well, not in the wasteful sense!
Just completed a whirlwind trip to the Baselworld Watch Fair and been blown away by the range and imagination of what’s out there.
And then topped off by rubbing shoulders (albeit briefly) with football legends Robert Pires (JeanRichard for Arsenal) and Man U’s Denis Irwin and Peter Schmeichel (Bulova)…
And could it get any better? Yes, with a one-on-one interview with Test Pilot and astronaut-in-waiting Harry Van Hulten who will be behind the “wheel” of the Lynx spaceship, a reusable rocket plane that will carry cargo or paying tourists into space from the Caribbean island of Curacao.
A measly $100,000 will get you a ride (subject to health and psychological checks 🙂 into space and Lynx is planned to make 4 trips a day. Swiss watch brand Luminox is along for the ride…
As a lifelong space enthusiast (err nut) meeting Harry was a real treat and he is a very affable guy to boot – 16 years in the Dutch Air Force, a true Top Gun flying and testing F16 fighters. Too cool…
It was great to bring the beautiful new mag I edited and wrote for, Wat.ch, up to the show and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. The magazine’s size and format is unique – and not just in Australia.
Time now to head home (not via the Lynx alas – it could make the 14000km in around 90 minutes flying at 100km above the atmosphere).
So plenty to write about for Wat.ch 2015!
All the best
Norman
PS This a pic of one space fanatic and a Dutch Test Pilot…only one, alas, is going to be flying the Lynx into space…
