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Serious Reservations: Trip in Galactic Spacecraft!
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 6:43 am
by MacUser
BOOK A SPACE NOW ON OUT OF THIS WORLD TOURIST FLIGHT
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... article.do
The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later.
More than 200 potential astronauts are believed to have already paid deposits for the £100,000 flights, including actress Victoria Principal, scientist Stephen Hawking, and Princess Beatrice.
Flights will last for two hours and will include four and a half minutes of weightlessness.
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Sign me up.
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 7:32 am
by Mole_J
Where did I leave $200,000 laying around?
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 8:17 am
by teach
no joke! man, that's a lot of money!
wendy k
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 9:13 am
by MacUser
Expensive? You can't even buy a house under that today!
New Slogan: Sleep in your car... go Galactic
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 9:20 am
by Pastor Bill
I don't know about where you live, but I can get a decent home for 200,000.
If you don't believe me, just send the money and I'll show you!
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 9:25 am
by MacUser
Pastor Bill wrote:I don't know about where you live, but I can get a decent home for 200,000.
If you don't believe me, just send the money and I'll show you!
OK.. give a child away.. (jk)hehe
According to the 2005 report from the Department of Agriculture, the cost of raising a child to the age of 17 will be approximately $500,000.
This would allow a trip for yourself and your wife AND spending money!!!!
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 9:30 am
by Pastor Bill
Yeah, but the resale value on kids is no where near that.
Just isn't fair!
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 5:38 am
by MacUser
Well I guess we'll all take the Galactic trip without spending $200,000 someday. Free of Charge.. thanks to Jesus.
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 5:39 am
by teach
MacUser wrote:Well I guess we'll all take the Galactic trip without spending $200,000 someday. Free of Charge.. thanks to Jesus.
Amen to that one brother cuz there is no way I am paying $200,000 to ride that thing!
wendy k
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 5:44 am
by DaJudge
I'd gladly pay it if I had the excess money to spare. What I really want to do is go on one of those $20 million Russian Soyuz flights to the International Space Station.
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 6:53 am
by Paully_44
DaJudge wrote:I'd gladly pay it if I had the excess money to spare. What I really want to do is go on one of those $20 million Russian Soyuz flights to the International Space Station.
No question if I had limitless resources I'd be up there too.