the astrotourist
This week I devote my web column, Plain Text, to Greg Olsen’s $20 million trip to the International Space Station. I wrote one of the first stories on Dr. Olsen early last year and he’s since had more than his share of ups and downs, including being booted from the Russian space program for a minor health problem. But he regained his spot and earlier this month, launched on a Soyuz and spent 10 glorious days in space.