Here's the article: http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/04/Space-tourism-travel-comes-... XCOR has cost to $95,000 for a 68 mile flight up and Virgin Galactic figures on $200,000. 2014 as a launch date? And people thought that telescopes are expensive! I am just curious on how people feel about the commercialization and/or capitalism of space? Article is from the USA Today. -- Jay Eads
On 27 Apr 2011, at 00:34, Jay Eads wrote:
I am just curious on how people feel about the commercialization and/or capitalism of space?
Better commercial enterprise than government for spacelines. Just imagine what it might be like if government were still funding the airlines. patrick BTW, Virgin Galactic is hiring flight crew: http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1887-full.html#204481
I think it's a bad idea, at best a big flop because they really can't carry the water that NASA could, and at worst leading to corporations assuming government-like powers as in the Alien movies. Mostly, I think it's just a scam to get federal contracts in order to play at reinventing the wheel -- a joke that will be on all of us when they can't deliver. -- Joe --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 2014 and $95000 and you can be in space To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:34 AM Here's the article:
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/04/Space-tourism-travel-comes-...
XCOR has cost to $95,000 for a 68 mile flight up and Virgin Galactic figures on $200,000. 2014 as a launch date? And people thought that telescopes are expensive! I am just curious on how people feel about the commercialization and/or capitalism of space? Article is from the USA Today.
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People have already booked! I guess if you pay $95,000-$250,000 for a 68 mile flight I guess you are not concerned about gas prices.
Here's the article:
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/04/Space-tourism-travel-comes-...
XCOR has cost to $95,000 for a 68 mile flight up and Virgin Galactic figures on $200,000. 2014 as a launch date? And people thought that telescopes are expensive! I am just curious on how people feel about the commercialization and/or capitalism of space? Article is from the USA Today.
-- Jay Eads _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
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