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A $100 Million Trip to the Moon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can-get-cheese-in-wisconsin-cheaper dept.

Kyusaku Natsume writes "Russia's federal space agency will offer a $100m trip to the moon. From the UK Guardian's article:" "We've had the necessary technology for many years, the only problem will be finding someone prepared to pay that much." "

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  1. Seems a bit steep to me... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    From TFA:
    Space tourists will not land on its surface but will circle its dark side and orbit close enough to examine its cratered lunar crust. They would live in two cramped modules about three metres across and eat biscuits and food in tubes.
    Doesn't sound all that great, really...$100 mil for that? I can do that right now for free...in fact, I am doing that right now (sitting in my cramped cubicle, eating Ding-Dongs from the snack machine, and examining the cratered lunar crust.

    Oh, and by the way,
    "There is no dark side of the moon really...matter of fact it's all dark."
    Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
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  2. Warning by matt21811 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Warning: Dont buy this. The price is does not include a landing. You just fly around the moon and come back. It is clearly a rip off.

    1. Re:Warning by iocat · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, I was just reading my Lonely Planet: Moon guide, and they said specifically to watch out for drinks that didn't have a listed price, and foreign space agencies that promised you the moon, but not a landing on the moon...

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  3. except by NeMon'ess · · Score: 5, Funny

    Once you're there getting back will cost another hundred million.

    Didn't RTFA

  4. What a bargain by ChrisF79 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn, I'd pay the $100M but I don't think my boss would let me take the week off.

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  5. Re:So lemme see if I got this right... by badfish99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe NASA could pay it? They haven't been to the moon for a while.

  6. What else is included? by mustangdavis · · Score: 5, Funny

    For $100 million, they better do better than just a pass around the moon!

    For example, the Russians on board had better be some REALLY hot Russian babes (like those mail order brides they are always advertising)!

    For $100 million, I'd want to be the first guy to have a three way in Space! (with 2 hot women - of course). I also want the exclusive rights to reproduce and sell the video :)

    For that matter, would I be the first guy to have sex in Space?

    I mean, seriously, if they're not landing on the moon, they had better give me something to do for two weeks. Two weeks in Space would get boring after the first few days if I had nothing to look forward to other than flying around the moon and (hopefully) landing (in one piece). They'd have to provide some serious entertainment for me to fork over that kind of cash ... (that is, if I had it).

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  7. Re:discount by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    what about a donation for a make-a-wish foundation candidate?

    Good idea. If the rocket explodes on the way up or the craft disintegrates on the round trip or burns up reentering the atmosphere we could just shrug and say "Hey, the kid was going to die anyway."

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  8. Re:Three steps to a better world by cosmo7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Baikonur: OK, Bill, you need to switch on the retro-rockets to enter lunar orbit.
    BG: OK. Is that a wizard?
    Baikonur: Try the wizard first.
    BG: Got it. It says the Soyuz launch vehicle is not attached.
    Baikonur: Ignore that. Click next.
    BG: OK. There's an option for the retro-rockets. Selected. Oh, now it says the Soyuz has to restart.
    Baikonur: OK.
    (two minutes pass)
    BG: Hmm, it seems to have forgotten the retro-rockets setting.
    Baikonur: OK, go to control panel.
    BG: Hold on, it wants me to update my virus settings.
    Baikonur: Ignore that, you're going to miss your orbit insertion window.
    BG: OK, Navigation Controls.
    Baikonur: No, it's in Configuration Options
    BG: O... K...
    Baikonur: Click advanced.
    BG: OK. Ah, I see retro-rockets in the list.
    Baikonur: Select and click configure.
    BG: It's grayed out.
    Baikonur: Hmm. Are you running as admin?
    BG: Uh huh.
    Baikonur: It shouldn't be grayed out.
    BG: It is.
    Baikonur: Did you check the retro rockets are properly installed?
    BG: Wow, I'm going right past the moon.
    Baikonur: OK, lets try doing a 180 and using the main engines. Go to Thruster Options.
    BG: OK. There's a little dog asking me if I want to lift off.
    (etc, ad infinitum.)