Posted on 10/13/2005 7:37:08 PM PDT by KevinDavis
US "space tourist" Greg Olsen on Thursday extolled the virtues of sending private citizens into space after his return to earth this week, but warned that the training was not easy and hanging onto one's camera in orbit even harder.
Olsen, who paid 20 million dollars (16.5 million euros) to the Virginia-based Space Adventures for his 10 days in space, told reporters at Russia's Star City training centre he hoped his example would kindle enthusiasm for science and space exploration.
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Good luck finding his luggage, too.
"I spent 20 million dollars and all I got was this stupid T-shirt"...
How much money you got, Amerikanski?
What a way to spend $20M. Must be chump change for some. I wonder how long it will take before supply and demand takes over and there are more and more space space ships and the price comes down for the middle class.
"What a way to spend $20M. Must be chump change for some"
I think if you are a person with a high-eight or nine-digit liquid net worth and this is something you REALLY want to do, then there is no reason not to. I recall a comment of the billionaire the russians flew up some time in the past which was to the effect that he had one life to life and he had an obligation to do with it what he wanted if it wasn't a harmful/immoral (cannot recall his exact word) activity.
Absolutely. If there was some way I could afford it, my name would be on the list to go. :) I wonder if/when the prices will come down?
I'm thinking 10 - 15 years.. Remeber how air travel first started...
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