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Space Tourism is Off and Running
ackthpt writes "The ink wasn't even dry on the Ansari X Prize check, after Brian Binnie piloted SpaceShipOne into space, when deals were already being made. Announced last week, Richard Branson of Virgin Group would be licensing the technology, and according to p2pnet is already embarking on plans to build a fleet of 5 passenger carrying craft. Space tourism? Preposterous! It'll take years, decades. Isn't that the consensus? According to The Australian Cadbury/Schweppes may be giving away a the prize of a space flight under the cap of your next bottle of 7 Up: 'Within hours, one of SpaceShipOne's sponsors and the "official beverage" of the AnsariX Prize, the soft drink 7Up, announced it would be offering the first free ticket into space.' Further, 'another company, Space Adventures, has already collected $US10,000 deposits from about 100 customers for its planned flights, which will cost less than $US100,000.' Last one into space is a rotten egg!"
Is off and running. Perhaps in a few years.
:D
My wife even said I could.
Not only can you go into space, your teeth can rot pleasantly in the process.
I hate giveaways. I never win.
-E
hrrm.
I figure I can save up $100,000 by only eating out once a week or so..... for the next 400 years.
It sounds neat and all, but I think I'll wait until it costs around $10,000 total. Hopefully I won't be too old by then.
Now there won't be any place where I can go to avoid the tourists.
Last one into space is a rotten egg!
:-)
No thanks. I think I'll wait until there is an actual destination before going into space. Let me know when you find the dimensional rift that leads to Utopia and I'll sign up then. I would love to see Utopia! Oh my. I bet it's got lots of systems in it that can play Doom 3 in Ultra mode.
I'm now positive that Lance Bass is finally going to go to space. Mentally the guy is already there! He was going to pay $20mil to go to space, and now all the dregs of society can do it for merely $100k. Oh poor Lance! Well at least he can go now.
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
the "official beverage" of the AnsariX Prize, the soft drink 7Up
Kind of gives new meaning to the 7up slogan, "Show us your can"
It time to start saving my pennies so I can buy a trip to space. The big question to ask....
What are you willing to give up in order to save the money for a flight to space?
For me, I'm considering moving into a shittier apartment. Oh, and I plan to start drinking more 7-Up.
congratulations, dave, you won a trip into space. but i have been hacked by pepsi and you must now die. i'm sorry dave.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
-Oscar Wilde
Making money? I hate it already!
...waaayyyyyyyyy up.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
It's ok, it's a specially-made rubber, it's only harmful to whitey.
I think I'd throw that cap away....
Throw it away? Are you NUTS?!?!
Ebay!!!!! (with no warranties or liabilities, of course)
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
Mello Yellow will be offering a school bus ride across the US as its prize.
If you don't know what AltaVista is (was), get off my lawn.
...to join the 65 Mile High Club?
Is the SSO-like design African or European? ;)
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. --Winston Churchill
maybe she said should.
I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
"Virgin Galactic"... How cool is that?
Sounds like your average Star Trek fan to me.
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Last one into space is a rotten egg!
And the first one into space is an egg whose shell has cracked open due to lack of air pressure, whose yolk then boiled as all the water evaporated into vaccum, and who was then incinerated upon re-entry.
Call me a cynic, but I'd wait a little while to be going into space, even if you can afford it.
The Right Reverend K. Reid Wightman,
I'll split it with you. I'll take the first half of the trip and you can meet me up there for the second half.
Plus, you know their ads will eventually feature bondage. :)
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gravity really pull you down.
Boy, I hope not....
Alito: A vote for Alito is a punch in the eye to put that bitch back in her place!
How's the closet?
A blog about stuff.
Technology has an obvious path you're missing the middle step before common man.
1. Military
2. PORN
3. Common Man
He's not worth that.
Especially if he breaks it. SS1 belongs in a museum so when I have kids, I can take them to see it.
No, I think that all Darl deserves is to go on a parachute flight with an empty backpack labeled "PARACHUTE" strapped to his back. Much more efficent.
Gentoo Sucks
This preacher was preaching about "Get on the Bus to Heaven" at the end of his sermon he asked the congregation "Who ever is ready to go, stand up." The whole congrgation except for a middle aged man did stand up. The preacher asked the man, "aren't you ready to go?" He replied, "I would like to go to heaven someday, but not right now!"
...and she used it years ago to veto skydiving! Mwha ha ha ha haaaaa! I'm allowed to fly in space! Yipee!
I can hear her now: "We agreed on one expreme sport veto, but I still have an extreme travel veto that hasn't been used. And oh yea, I have an endless supply of sex vetos. Choose wisely."
This one gang kept wanting me to join cause I'm pretty good with a bo staff.
Hello?!?
Friends?!?
Yahh, hiii haaaaa! -Major Kong, from Dr. Strangelove