More news from the Kansas City Space Pirates…

I received the following very exciting email from Brian Turner, Captain and Fearless Leader of the Kansas City Space Pirates:

Big news. We have landed National Instruments as a sponsor. For those of you who don’t know them, they make the coolest automation software out there (LabView) and all the hardware to go with it. Having high quality software and hardware will make this task far easier than it would have been otherwise and National Instruments is second to none.

Drum roll please ….

I am going to be interviewed about the Space Elevator on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Date Friday May 2nd

Time: Very late. After the Tonight Show - Around 11:30 in Kansas City

I have read repots estimating 2 million viewers. Needless to say I am excited and nervous. I am not sure how much the space elevator has been discussed on national network TV but this is clearly a big opportunity. Hope I don’t blow it.

Brian Turner
Captain
KC Space Pirates

I’m sure you won’t blow it Brian, and this is tremendous news, both for you and your team and for the Space Elevator concept in general.

I’m putting out a call to everyone to please record this show.  I have a TIVO, but it’s over 5 years old and is starting to act up - I’m not 100% sure of it anymore.

Conan O’Brien - way cool…

(Picture of Conan from here.  My favorite Conan O’Brien website here.)

2 comments April 25th, 2008