Comments on: Poll Position: Space case http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/ Comics and RPG fun, plus the latest on the world's premier character portrait creator. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: violodion http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-23180 violodion Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-23180 Only $1 million? Quite a bargain! The first batch of space tourists were forking out $20 million each. (see Wikipedia's "Space Tourism" page for cites.) A lightweight intro would be the zero-G plane flights -- such as "goZeroG dot com" for under $10k. Would be a cool thing to do, if the disposable income for such was on hand. As space exploration stands now, it would currently be too indulgently narcissistic to be up there. Maybe when that space hotel promised in "2001, A Space Odyssey" ever gets built (drumming fingers impatiently...). Only $1 million? Quite a bargain! The first batch of space tourists were forking out $20 million each. (see Wikipedia’s “Space Tourism” page for cites.)

A lightweight intro would be the zero-G plane flights — such as “goZeroG dot com” for under $10k. Would be a cool thing to do, if the disposable income for such was on hand.

As space exploration stands now, it would currently be too indulgently narcissistic to be up there. Maybe when that space hotel promised in “2001, A Space Odyssey” ever gets built (drumming fingers impatiently…).

]]> By: Bael http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22929 Bael Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:17:15 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22929 Depends on how much money I have in this scenario. I won't ever see a million dollars. But, if someone else sprung for it, I'd go in a heartbeat. Depends on how much money I have in this scenario. I won’t ever see a million dollars. But, if someone else sprung for it, I’d go in a heartbeat.

]]> By: William A. Peterson http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22889 William A. Peterson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:42:23 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22889 I said No, mostly because I don't want to give the money to dear old Vlad Putin, so he can use it to invade Georgia again! I might give it to Branson, but he's got no access to the ISS. Knight, ANY of these guys would LOVE to cut the price to a few thousand, and schedule a dozen flights per day, if they could... But, right now, it's just too expensive! Can you imagine what the Insurance costs would be? OUCH! I said No, mostly because I don’t want to give the money to dear old Vlad Putin, so he can use it to invade Georgia again!
I might give it to Branson, but he’s got no access to the ISS.
Knight, ANY of these guys would LOVE to cut the price to a few thousand, and schedule a dozen flights per day, if they could…
But, right now, it’s just too expensive!
Can you imagine what the Insurance costs would be? OUCH!

]]> By: knight1192 http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22888 knight1192 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:28:31 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22888 My actual choice isn't there so I went with the forth no. Until it's actually affordable for the average person to go into space this whole space tourism thing ain't space tourism, it's rich folks getting another way to show off how rich they are. Leave the space exploration up to governments, let's stop pretending Branson and others are actually opening space up to the common man cause they aren't. And their never going to since they can make hundreds of thousands off each individual they take. My actual choice isn’t there so I went with the forth no. Until it’s actually affordable for the average person to go into space this whole space tourism thing ain’t space tourism, it’s rich folks getting another way to show off how rich they are. Leave the space exploration up to governments, let’s stop pretending Branson and others are actually opening space up to the common man cause they aren’t. And their never going to since they can make hundreds of thousands off each individual they take.

]]> By: The Imp http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22887 The Imp Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:17 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22887 I'll wait until we start colonizing other planets. :D I'm not blowing a million bucks on a ride in a tin can owned by Branson of the Giant Grin or the Russians. I’ll wait until we start colonizing other planets. :D I’m not blowing a million bucks on a ride in a tin can owned by Branson of the Giant Grin or the Russians.

]]> By: AbecedariusRex http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22886 AbecedariusRex Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:50:24 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22886 Until the Millenium Falcon gets built for real I'm just not much into space travel. Until the Millenium Falcon gets built for real I’m just not much into space travel.

]]> By: GreenBat http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22884 GreenBat Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:28:32 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22884 I said yes, because as someone who is in a wheelchair. I think the freedom would be awesome. I said yes, because as someone who is in a wheelchair. I think the freedom would be awesome.

]]> By: Tristan http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22883 Tristan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:18:43 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22883 I said the last one because I'd prefer to buy a house and car and home cinima system then go into space. I said the last one because I’d prefer to buy a house and car and home cinima system then go into space.

]]> By: Runt82 http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22881 Runt82 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:39:06 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22881 On one hand, I'd like to be one of the few that make that trip to space. But on the other hand, I'd be afraid of the risks and who I'd leave behind in case of catastrophe. If you had asked me eight years ago, it would have definitely been a yes. On one hand, I’d like to be one of the few that make that trip to space. But on the other hand, I’d be afraid of the risks and who I’d leave behind in case of catastrophe. If you had asked me eight years ago, it would have definitely been a yes.

]]> By: The Eric http://www.heromachine.com/2009/12/14/poll-position-space-case/#comment-22880 The Eric Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:16:47 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/?p=6116#comment-22880 Not so much frightened of blowing up mid-flight but being terribly acrophobic, but that. Not so much frightened of blowing up mid-flight but being terribly acrophobic, but that.

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