One of the advantages of writing for this blog: You might get blasted into space

Navy Lt. Cdr. Victor Glover, who
contributed columns here and here to Best Defense,
was just selected to be an
astronaut.

So first, a Best Defense 21-gun
salute! And let's hope he remembers to contribute a guest column from outer space.
I would love to have a bureau on Mars.

Here's the whole list of
the new crop of space cadets.