Space Tourism is Off and Running

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Space Tourism is Off and Running

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 5, 2004 @05:41AM from the seven-up-up-and-away dept.

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!"

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My Penny Jar... by Kid+Zero · 2004-10-05 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Is off and running. Perhaps in a few years.

My wife even said I could. :D
1. Re:My Penny Jar... by savagedome · 2004-10-05 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You have a penny jar, 4 digit id and a wife?
  
  I don't what to make of this.
  
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2. Re:My Penny Jar... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-05 05:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  It used to be a dollar jar, but then he bought that choice UID off ebay.
3. Re:My Penny Jar... by Eccles · 2004-10-05 05:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  My wife even said I could.
  
  So did mine, until she realized I would be coming back.
  
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4. Re:My Penny Jar... by Naikrovek · 2004-10-05 06:49 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  i have a 5 gallon quarter jug, a three-digit UID, a wife, and a baby.
  
  it CAN be done, folks!
5. Re:My Penny Jar... by Kehvarl · 2004-10-05 06:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Somehow this whole thread leaves me feeling so inferior.
Time to cut out that second cup of coffee. by scooby111 · 2004-10-05 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny

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.
Damn... by lucabrasi999 · 2004-10-05 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny

Now there won't be any place where I can go to avoid the tourists.
1. Re:Damn... by Bastian · 2004-10-05 06:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Now there won't be any place where I can go to avoid the tourists
  
  What about Euro Disney?
Spaced Out Tourists by mfh · 2004-10-05 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny

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.

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1. Re:Spaced Out Tourists by koreth · 2004-10-05 05:53 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Maybe you shouldn't be wishing for a dimensional rift in the same paragraph you mention Doom 3.
Show us your can? by Nuclear+Elephant · 2004-10-05 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny

the "official beverage" of the AnsariX Prize, the soft drink 7Up

Kind of gives new meaning to the 7up slogan, "Show us your can"
i can see it now..... by to_kallon · 2004-10-05 05:45 · Score: 5, Funny

congratulations, dave, you won a trip into space. but i have been hacked by pepsi and you must now die. i'm sorry dave.

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Make Seven Up Yours by drinkypoo · 2004-10-05 05:47 · Score: 4, Funny

...waaayyyyyyyyy up.

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Re:I think I'd throw that cap away.... by mfh · 2004-10-05 05:50 · Score: 4, Funny

I think I'd throw that cap away....

Throw it away? Are you NUTS?!?!

Ebay!!!!! (with no warranties or liabilities, of course)

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In Related News... by Tibor+the+Hun · 2004-10-05 05:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Mello Yellow will be offering a school bus ride across the US as its prize.

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So which tourists will be the first.... by tktk · 2004-10-05 05:56 · Score: 5, Funny

...to join the 65 Mile High Club?
Re:the real deal is... by TheFlyingGoat · 2004-10-05 06:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Is the SSO-like design African or European? ;)

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Are you sure? by sczimme · 2004-10-05 06:08 · Score: 4, Funny

maybe she said should.
:-)

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Re:Virgin space... by Dogtanian · 2004-10-05 06:10 · Score: 4, Funny

"Virgin Galactic"... How cool is that?

Sounds like your average Star Trek fan to me.

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