35 years later, it all comes true - except for maybe the part where the ship flies through a space anomaly with a diverse yet mostly attractive crew and end up in a world where everything is kinda like Earth only really gigantic (thankfully the residents speak a language that sounds just like American English), and just like Gilligan's Island they wear the exact same clothes for years without having them wear out.

Okay, what were we talking about?

I recall a certain US President Reagan during the 1980s claiming one hour flight times between New York and Tokyo with a proposed space plane (which would also dock with a proposed space station) - but trivial technical details aside, wouldn't the 9-hour time zone difference cause a problem or two in terms of business meetings?