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John Carmack To Cut Space Tourism Prices 50%

Posted by samzenpus on from the everything-must-go-to-space-sale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like John Carmack, through Armadillo Aerospace, will be battling Burt Rutan and Richard Branson to make space travel affordable. From the article: 'Space Adventures is going to use an Armadillo Technologies rocket to launch amateur astronauts 62 miles into the sky. Nothing new, except that they will do it at half the price of Virgin Galactic's ticket, and in a real rocket!' Perhaps I'll visit space, after all."

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  1. YAY! Now I can afford to go! by newdsfornerds · · Score: 3, Funny

    As soon as I sell my Fijian island.

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  2. There's a catch... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're paying for a one-way ticket to go up into space. Coming down from space will be free.

    1. Re:There's a catch... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 2, Funny

      You're paying for a one-way ticket to go up into space.

      Clearly a space terrorist then, make sure his name gets put on the no launch list.

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    2. Re:There's a catch... by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hush, don't spoil their business model. The ticket is one way... but when you get into space they'll sell you a return ticket. If you don't want one, they'll let you get out and walk home.

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  3. Rocket jumping. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What the subject said...

  4. Huh by khallow · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see that it's Space Adventures not Armadillo Aerospace that's boosting this particular advertising payload. While I applaud the optimism and enthusiasm displayed here, I must add that I'll believe it when I see it. It also seems to me that they missed a chance to have a flight to space for $99,999.99.

  5. If you do this, be careful by i.r.id10t · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you do this, be careful - you may get paired up with a partner named Bitterman who is a Marine ... and end up fighting the Strogg

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  6. Pretty soon... by Warclock · · Score: 2, Funny

    Carmack will offer to bring back creatures from hell at half the price from other competitors. I always wanted my very own pet Baron of Hell.

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  7. Re:Slingshot? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

    An integer rocket.

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  8. Re:100k... Cheap enough for porn industry? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, 5 minutes seems about right to me...

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  9. Re:It ain't space below 7km/s by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Technically speaking, I can give most folks a sub-orbital flight with my bare hands... as long as there is something I can grab (that won't pull off during the "launch").

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  10. Re:Just a thought by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't Mark Shuttleworth feel like a sucker now?

    A quick name change to Mark Rocketworth will change that, no prob.

  11. Re:100k... Cheap enough for porn industry? by zmollusc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hah, you are pathetic, I last twice as long. Well, including getting undressed before and the wheezing fit afterwards. And getting dressed again.

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