October is shaping up to be one hell of a month for private space flight. The da Vinci Project has announced they'll make their first XPrize-qualifying flight on Oct. 2, only a few days after SpaceShipOne is scheduled to make it's own run. Read the full story.

CNN has a story about the growth of home schooling in the United States, which has increased by 29% since 1999. And I've got some questions about the questions it raises.