Space Tourist

[CyranoAH]

 

Originally posted by Mighty1:
I think it is a great idea.

The more interest the common man(I know he's rich) has in space travel the more money that will go into it and the more likely it will advance faster.

Just wait till some smart investor group sees BIG money in this and you'll have several mega-companies trying to build orbital hotels in no time... Ucranian launchers are VERY safe, and I'm sure they could handle this kind of demand.

Right now, since the launches are for research purposes only, the cost is very high, and I don't think the russians profit margin for this operation is exaggerated.

As a future ESA employee (I'm hoping I'm hoping...) I'd love to see the market develop in that direction.

Quick Quiz:

Who said...?

"The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one can't stay in the cradle forever"

Daniel, aka CyranoDB

[Dinger]

Dooooodd.. No drug laws in space man.  Gunna hafta get me a zero-G bong. noo wait dood. I wuz in orbit yesterday.  Why spend 20 million bucks when twenty on mescaline does just the same thing/ plus there ain't no graveyards in space.

[CyranoAH]

 

Originally posted by Dinger:
Dooooodd.. No drug laws in space man.  Gunna hafta get me a zero-G bong. noo wait dood. I wuz in orbit yesterday.  Why spend 20 million bucks when twenty on mescaline does just the same thing/ plus there ain't no graveyards in space.

Hehe, Ground Control to Major Tom... there actually ARE graveyards in space, plenty of junk over there.  

Oh and BTW, I'm going on a Zero-G flight next July (4th ESA Student Parabolic Flight Campaign), so I'll tell ya how's the "trip"  

Daniel, aka CyranoDB