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To: DCBryan1

Just a question of time until a Space Tourist rocket makes the same one way trip.


13 posted on 06/19/2023 7:35:32 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: zeestephen
Just a question of time until a Space Tourist rocket makes the same one way trip.

Yes, one of Bezos' penis-shaped Blue Veined Throbber rockets with the MEATUS-1 tourist capsule.

45 posted on 06/19/2023 8:20:29 AM PDT by twister881
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To: zeestephen

The wealthy are particularly afflicted with the “it can’t happen to me” delusion.

Space tourist flights to the ISS are what? $10-20 million a seat for the ride and a 7-10 day stay aboard the station. Makes $250k for a dive to the Titanic a real bargain.

Pricey adventure bucket lists are not limited exclusively to the wealthy. Nor is the possibility of pointless death while doing something that is essentially not worth doing a big dissuader:

https://www.businessinsider.com/dead-bodies-on-mount-everest-are-hard-to-get-down-2019-5

The number of dead (mostly tourist) climber bodies still on Mount Everest is estimated at around 200. 310 persons have died on the mountain.

Latest headlines say the submersible may be entangled with some part of the wreck. Wonder how much extra that side excursion added to the $250k tab.


119 posted on 06/19/2023 1:14:31 PM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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