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http://www.space.com/24249-commercial-space-travel-blasts-off-2014.html
http://www.spaceadventures.com/experiences/circumlunar-mission/
In the immortal words of Old Blue Eyes - Come fly with me.
What do you think about private citizens bombing off into space, flipping around the Moon or having a suborbital ride in Branson`s New Mexico Virgin Galactic buggy at an enormous return ticket cost ?
Not for dear old Granny to gulp down her Ginseng tablets and leap out of her wheelchair to have a quick flip into space of course, but only for people who can pass rigid fitness tests to satisfy the demanding conditions of leaving Earth`s gravity in a rocket propelled metallic coffin.
Personally, I think it is a balmy idea, but Branson`s gang in New Mexico reckon there are 600 Gung-Ho enthusiasts with money to burn already signed up to take a risky lob into suborbital ecstasy for $250,000 a ride. Good luck to the Russian mob, just ensure a good supply of diapers.
I have done my fair share of pumping the old adrenaline round my poor system without paying a fortune to do it and reckon a casual sortie round Tesco`s would be far more rewarding and a hell of a lot cheaper.
http://www.spaceadventures.com/experiences/circumlunar-mission/
In the immortal words of Old Blue Eyes - Come fly with me.
What do you think about private citizens bombing off into space, flipping around the Moon or having a suborbital ride in Branson`s New Mexico Virgin Galactic buggy at an enormous return ticket cost ?
Not for dear old Granny to gulp down her Ginseng tablets and leap out of her wheelchair to have a quick flip into space of course, but only for people who can pass rigid fitness tests to satisfy the demanding conditions of leaving Earth`s gravity in a rocket propelled metallic coffin.
Personally, I think it is a balmy idea, but Branson`s gang in New Mexico reckon there are 600 Gung-Ho enthusiasts with money to burn already signed up to take a risky lob into suborbital ecstasy for $250,000 a ride. Good luck to the Russian mob, just ensure a good supply of diapers.
I have done my fair share of pumping the old adrenaline round my poor system without paying a fortune to do it and reckon a casual sortie round Tesco`s would be far more rewarding and a hell of a lot cheaper.