http://space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_070226.html

200.000 s for getting trained, going up to 110 km and "post-landing frivolity". All possible in 2009.

I'm saving up..

i still find it's another decadent way to spend money that could have been better spend.

Stop being so politically correct. You know you wanna escape gravity

Plushophile wrote: Stop being so politically correct. You know you wanna escape gravity
no not really, i would not wanna do it even if i had that much money to spend.

This is exciting. We certainely are entering a brave new world of possibility both for business owners and consumers with this space tourism thing.

I don't understand how people can say it is a waste of money. It is launching us into the future!

I don't think it's a waste of money.. Other things are even bigger wastes of money.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it will have an environmental impact.

Gatocamera wrote: This is exciting. We certainely are entering a brave new world of possibility both for business owners and consumers with this space tourism thing.

I don't understand how people can say it is a waste of money. It is launching us into the future!
it's launching a certain class into the future.

Plushophile wrote: I don't think it's a waste of money.. Other things are even bigger wastes of money.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it will have an environmental impact.
obviously we'll fuck up space as we have fucked up this planet

but really, i think i know way better ways to spend 200k

Plushophile wrote: I don't think it's a waste of money.. Other things are even bigger wastes of money.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it will have an environmental impact.

No doubt the environmental lobbyists will make out the impact to be far worse than it really is...

maiden's virus wrote: Gatocamera wrote: This is exciting. We certainely are entering a brave new world of possibility both for business owners and consumers with this space tourism thing.

I don't understand how people can say it is a waste of money. It is launching us into the future!
it's launching a certain class into the future.

Bullshit. Every new venture is expensive when it first gets started. If it progresses smoothly, in a century it may not be rare for a working-class family to vacation out to a space station. In fact, that sounds very likely to me.

You socialists just can't breathe without trying to act like someone is oppressing you. Go eat your kebabs and allow private ventures to help better the human race.

Gatocamera wrote: maiden's virus wrote: Gatocamera wrote: This is exciting. We certainely are entering a brave new world of possibility both for business owners and consumers with this space tourism thing.

I don't understand how people can say it is a waste of money. It is launching us into the future!
it's launching a certain class into the future.

Bullshit. Every new venture is expensive when it first gets started. If it progresses smoothly, in a century it may not be rare for a working-class family to vacation out to a space station. In fact, that sounds very likely to me.

You socialists just can't breathe without trying to act like someone is oppressing you. Go eat your kebabs and allow private ventures to help better the human race.
better the human race? how does taking a trip to space better the human race? it costs shitloads of money while on the other side of the world african people are dying from easy treatable diseases.
especially when you talk about this amount of money, it's a disgrace.

Gatocamera wrote: Plushophile wrote: I don't think it's a waste of money.. Other things are even bigger wastes of money.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it will have an environmental impact.

No doubt the environmental lobbyists will make out the impact to be far worse than it really is...
It probably won't be that big considering the relatively small number of launches.. Which will probably be kept down by the high price.

On the other hand, who would have imagined the current extend of air traffic in the 30's (or whenever it became a commercial opportunity)

Plushophile wrote: Gatocamera wrote: Plushophile wrote: I don't think it's a waste of money.. Other things are even bigger wastes of money.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it will have an environmental impact.

No doubt the environmental lobbyists will make out the impact to be far worse than it really is...
It probably won't be that big considering the relatively small number of launches.. Which will probably be kept down by the high price.

On the other hand, who would have imagined the current extend of air traffic in the 30's (or whenever it became a commercial opportunity)

It'll become much cheaper in the future, when it becomes more and more common.

maiden's virus wrote: Gatocamera wrote: maiden's virus wrote: Gatocamera wrote: This is exciting. We certainely are entering a brave new world of possibility both for business owners and consumers with this space tourism thing.

I don't understand how people can say it is a waste of money. It is launching us into the future!
it's launching a certain class into the future.

Bullshit. Every new venture is expensive when it first gets started. If it progresses smoothly, in a century it may not be rare for a working-class family to vacation out to a space station. In fact, that sounds very likely to me.

You socialists just can't breathe without trying to act like someone is oppressing you. Go eat your kebabs and allow private ventures to help better the human race.
better the human race? how does taking a trip to space better the human race? it costs shitloads of money while on the other side of the world african people are dying from easy treatable diseases.
especially when you talk about this amount of money, it's a disgrace.

It is advancing our progress into the future. If the world was controlled by your brand of socialism before the industrial revolution we'd still be pulled around by ox-drawn carts because the thought of scientific innovation would horrify you while some african somewhere in the world was starving. Face it: there will ALWAYS be suffering. You can't let it keep you from progress.

maiden's virus wrote: i think i know way better ways to spend 200k



Beer and kebabs probably