William Mook wrote:

Decades ago I wrote of a time when an automated aircraft would arrive in response to a request sent wirelessly from a handset. Well that time has arrived according to Aviation Week

http://bit.ly/2jyW4bF


Perhaps you did and perhaps it has but there's nothing about it at
that link.


In future this will extend to automated spacecraft that will carry you ballisticalky to any point on Esrth or to orbit and beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33_-teBjZ4w


Cute video, but I wouldn't hold my breath were I you. Airlines are
still flying aircraft types that entered service 30+ years ago.


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