Is Space Travel Something You Would Do?

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What are your views on space travel? Specifically Richard Branson's Virgin Galactica flights?

I personally think it is just far too expensive for what is basically 3 minutes in space. Although, I would love to experience the adventure (who wouldn't) there is just no way I would spend a couple of hundred bucks for the short period.

So, how about staying in a space hotel? There is talk that this is on it's way to us - sometime in the future, but would this be fun?

In some ways, it would provide interesting views from the bedroom window. However, what would you do with yourself that you couldn't do anywhere else or at home? No beaches, mountains to climb, locals to meet (presumably). So would you pay out to stay in a space hotel?
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NatureTalk · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

I doubt space tourism will be available in my lifetime (I'm 57).

But, how about space cams? A camera on the Space Station or other orbiter that can be controlled by visitors over the net.

I saw a great deer cam like this. Visitors to the site could actually control the camera and pan around, zoom in and out etc.

Give me a space cam, and a 30 inch monitor, and I'm happy.
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chibby123 · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject:

I reckon space cams would be pretty pointless surely we have that already in form of google earth?
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valencia · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

I don't think it's something I'd ever be bothered about doing even if I could afford those astronomical sums - excuse the pun Very Happy

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dmvictoria · Trainee Steward Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 27 34 ants

I spent a lot of time in "space" when I was a teenager, but to actually physically go there would be a treat.

I admit 3 minutes would suck, but a day would be OK. I like the space hotel idea.
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Sparky · Co-Pilot Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Posts: 399 408 ants

TBH it sounds like a lot of money for a few minutes zero-G, not sure I'd bother, unless I had buckets of cash hanging around.
I'm not even sure if a "space hotel" would be that attractive for me. I mean if you were talking a place on the Moon, or Mars, where you could go out and stretch your legs a bit, maybe see the sites, I might be tempted, but I doubt anything like that's going to be available in my lifetime, or at least before I'm so old that being hurtled into space on the back of a massive rocket has lost it's appeal. *shrug*
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NorfolkHotelGuide · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:15 pm Post subject:

Would hope to do it one day. I would imagine in 20 years time it will be fairly common. Seeing the earth in space in zero-g must be an amazing experience.
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passportchop.com · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject:

wouldnt have much to see in space tho except float around Razz

Plus the nearest planet would take me years to reach.. not very excited by the prospect of space travel now.
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travelgeeko · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:32 am Post subject:

guys, just imagine.

watching the sunset from, maybe, the moon with your girlfriend or wife.

its an out of this world experience man.

if I can afford the cost to travel to space, im pretty sure that i'll go.
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lightningbob · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject: Of course I'll go.

I don't think I'd ever pay for a three minute weightless experiance (maybe I'd go if it was free) and I really don't want the 24 hour a day zero-g experiance. I would like a simulated gravity (the whole spinning wheel thingy-hope that's not too technical) with pods close to the hub for weightless games and long term experiments.
I imagine it would be nice if spending months working on your zero-g nanite assembley process if you could come "home" after work take a shower, eat recognizable food off a plate and sleep in a real bed. Even if only at 75% simgrav.
BTW The Earth to Orbit cost will be $100,000 perperson.