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(By Tina Sjogren) If I was to picture the private space game in a casino setting, here's what I'd see:In the bar on a lit up stage, showman Richard Branson impersonating Elvis. Over at the roulette tables, suicide gambler Elon Musk doubling up at each loss. Sitting with his back to the wall in the blackjack room; disciplined card counter Bigelow and his 20/80 money management system. Pacing overhead, NASA the bank, restlessly monitoring all bets through hidden ceiling glass.Thumbing huge buckets of quarters finally: myself...
Buried in the sky: Recommended Everest BC read in 2013
