Soldato
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Billionaires spend more money on football clubs as a hobby so there will be the customers.
One explosion and I can see the industry collapsing.
Appears I am wrong.
No death records to be broken up there I suppose.
Yes. I would, they wouldn't cut corners, it would devaste their company. Who's going to book if they keep blowing up. The risk however is high as It's space travel, I would still be willing though.
including of course 2 space shuttles, and those were the tiniest details which led to the vehicles breaking up.
1 of which could have been avoided![]()
space flight had fatal catastrophies in the early years of space flight including of course 2 space shuttles, and those were the tiniest details which led to the vehicles breaking up.
About five percent of the people that have been launched have died doing so. As of November 2004, 439 individuals have flown on spaceflights: Russia/Soviet Union (96), USA (277), others (66).[citation needed] Twenty-two have died while in a spacecraft: three on Apollo 1, one on Soyuz 1, one on X-15-3, three on Soyuz 11, seven on Challenger, and seven on Columbia. By space program, 18 NASA astronauts (4.1%) and four Russian cosmonauts (0.9% of all the people launched) died while in a spacecraft.[dated info]
Soyuz accidents have claimed the lives of four cosmonauts. No deaths have occurred on Soyuz missions since 1971, and none with the current design of the Soyuz. Including the early Soyuz design, the average deaths per launched crew member on Soyuz are currently under two percent. However, there have also been several serious injuries, and some other incidents in which crews nearly died.
Why?
Plenty of planes blow up, fall out the sky etc.
That industry is still going..
Well you would be the first tourist to die in a privately owned ship![]()
Yes, but people need to travel for various of reasons. To space? Hmm, I can't see that quite being so necessary. The type of person that can afford this usually value their lives above anything else. One explosion and it will be a long long time before anyone gets up there again.
When a new bit of software or hardware comes out for the PC, many of us wait for the expected bugs and other issues to be discovered and then buy the updated version.The point I'm really making is that whilst they may not cut corners, there 'could' realistically be catastrophe on the first few excursions. It's a new company don't forget and even nasa with their massive experience of space flight had fatal catastrophies in the early years of space flight including of course 2 space shuttles, and those were the tiniest details which led to the vehicles breaking up.
$100-$150 million for a trip to the moon.
I think I'll pass.
If I had that kind of cash, and I was of retirement sort of age I'd go for it. The last true adventure - worth more than the money, really!
I would go if I can smoke.