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jjjnettie
07-12-2009, 06:52 AM
So we will be living in the era of Space Tourism.
"Have Spacesuit, Will Travel."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6554367/virgin-galactic-readies-maiden-suborbital-flight/
spacezebra
07-12-2009, 06:59 AM
My bags are packed JJJ - ready to go - just need the cash$$$$$
Cheers Petra d.
jjjnettie
07-12-2009, 07:04 AM
I think I'll wait and go to one of the Lunar Resorts.
I could handle low g much better than no g.
supernova1965
07-12-2009, 07:21 AM
I dream of Lunar gravity Earth's gravity is hard on you when you have spinal injuries so I think I could really get mobile again running jumping imagine the basketball in lunar gravity:rofl::eyepop: up there white men could jump.
jjjnettie
07-12-2009, 07:23 AM
Imagine the ballet!!
supernova1965
07-12-2009, 08:19 AM
The Dancer that throw's the dancer in the air might have to wait a while for the dancer to come down might interfere with the flow of the dance:D
jjjnettie
07-12-2009, 08:21 AM
it would be quite a leisurely descent wouldn't it.
multiweb
07-12-2009, 08:35 AM
:eyepop: Exciting times hey? Still $200k for a ticket. Will have to wait a bit still :)
Kevnool
07-12-2009, 08:46 AM
The wife told me only if you want to but i declined :lol: .
Cheers Kev.
bloodhound31
07-12-2009, 09:02 AM
We'll be right on coupon day or when they start putting "buy one get one free" on shop-a-dockets.
White Rabbit
07-12-2009, 11:13 AM
I really dont know how they expect that plane to fly, considering it has a big pole coming out of the bottom. ;)
tlgerdes
07-12-2009, 11:37 AM
$200k is just for the ticket, I wonder how much the travel insurance is?
"No Ma'am, you cannot claim for your husbands death, you did not tick to have 'Faulty O-Ring' cover with your space insurance premium" :question:
I imagine there will be a lot of safety issues to overcome. But it will certainly set a new direction in passenger flight. It will take some fuel to reach this altitude (100 kms) but I imagine it will take much less fuel to fly around the Earth at this altitude.
Regards, Rob.
Waxing_Gibbous
07-12-2009, 04:59 PM
Safety, shmafety. Stick me in an old telephone booth on top of a Redstone and fly me to the moon!!
multiweb
07-12-2009, 05:43 PM
I wonder if the "space hostess" will do their little routine showing the exits? What about the seat belt sign? Are they putting zero-G toilets in there? Could be messy ... :lol:
Baron von Richthofen
08-12-2009, 08:31 PM
I have just paid my $40,000 deposit for 2 tickets, cant wait then I woke up, Dam:rofl:
seanliddelow
08-12-2009, 09:16 PM
How misleading was Today Tonight? "Takes you to the stars"
That would be some bang for your bucks- Literally and Figuratively(Supernova) :scared:
tlgerdes
08-12-2009, 09:20 PM
I wonder if the hosties will take the "Air NZ" look for safety demos.:thumbsup:
mswhin63
09-12-2009, 01:53 AM
Emergency exit over the wing, that would surely blow out the fire.
Robbie
09-12-2009, 06:46 PM
you wont get my butt into that unless I get to fly it.
Robbie
09-12-2009, 06:48 PM
I wonder if they give you a little whistle and a 5 dollar yellow life Jacket
"in the unlikely event of a water landing"
Baron von Richthofen
11-12-2009, 02:58 PM
I just got my conformation of my flight ticket, what's tourist class on those flights?:rofl:
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