Posted on 08/09/2005 6:08:13 PM PDT by summer
One day after NASA brought the shuttle Discovery back from low Earth orbit, a private company plans to announce a more audacious venture, a tourist trip around the Moon.
Space Adventures, a company based in Arlington, Va., has already sent two tourists into orbit. Today, it is to unveil an agreement with Russian space officials to send two passengers on a voyage lasting 10 to 21 days, depending partly on its itinerary and whether it includes the International Space Station.
A roundtrip ticket will cost $100 million.
The space-faring tourists will travel with a Russian pilot. They will steer clear of the greater technical challenge of landing on the Moon, instead circling it and returning to Earth.
Eric Anderson, the chief executive of Space Adventures, said he believed the trip could be accomplished as early as 2008. Mr. Anderson said he had already received expressions of interest from a few potential clients....
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
(digging for change under the sofa cushions)
What's the cost for steerage, one way?
Wow. I'm sure I have that kinda change lying around here somewhere!
Oh wait...I don't think I'm interested in floating the Russian Space Agency. Enough of my tax dollars do that already.
What's the cost for steerage, one way?
ROTFLMAO....I'm thinking a lot of celebrities will want to do this trip!
I'm thinking ROUND trip only on this trip...
Hope there's a Russian/English dictionary in their, too...
Quoting from the article:
"The space-faring tourists will travel with a Russian pilot."
Translation: you'll be paying the Russian Space Agency and flying via the Russian Space Agency.
Calling it a "private enterprise" is a joke.
One way tickets aren't really an option in this case.
No pioneering spirit. What, can't you hold your breath for long periods?
Read the whole article; it's quite interesting.
LOL...
"Mr. Anderson said he had already received expressions of interest from a few potential clients...."
Let's see, 100 million divided by 3 or 4.
Well, that puts it in that much more affordable at $25 - 33 million range.
Count me in ;)
Can we put some liberals in a garbage scow behind this craft and just leave them circling the moon? They are lunatics anyways?
Great idea, but make them pay to help defray my costs, first.
What are they going to use - a beefed-up Soyuz?
Capitalism do have her ways, though. Even for commies.
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