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samusaran253 · 04/08/2011, 10:04 pm

I'm just going to leave this here...
http://www.virgingalactic.com/booking/

Private sector space flight, the wave of the future. Now we just need to establish colonies on other planets and I'd sign up for that

What do you think of this? If you had the money would you sign up for it? Discuss.

Official Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPJSlI4XXhE

*Jennifer* · 04/08/2011, 10:19 pm

I'd love to travel to space if I had the money. If I really had a bunch of money, I'd really like to spend a week at one of the future space hotels.

RetroVortex · 04/08/2011, 10:35 pm

You know what the main problem of leaving the Earth is going to be?

Having to come back again!

Secret Fawful · 04/08/2011, 10:47 pm

I wouldn't come back.

Sausy Gibbon · 04/08/2011, 10:58 pm

No. Space is for people who like doing things you do in space, floating around, eating airline food, more floating arounding, watering potted plants.

waroftheworlds01 · 04/08/2011, 11:32 pm

I wouldn't want to do it. I'm afraid of something going wrong and blowing up. It's happened before. Remember that crew with the teacher on board?

I'm actually scared of flying although I can't really say for sure cause I've never been on a plane. I'm scared to travel by air anyway. I know they say it's the safest way to travel but I'll take my chances on land anyday.

Bunnyman · 04/09/2011, 12:00 am

Space itself is kinda meh. I'd like to see other planets eventually.

tmsmyth4 · 04/09/2011, 05:41 am

I think id just keep the 200 grand for not going to space and gamble it

jeeno0142 · 04/09/2011, 11:16 am

My friend wants to go into space, but I don't see the point really. It'll look just the same from up there as it does from down here.

Scnew · 04/09/2011, 11:30 am

Only if I can get a BattleMech or a wookiee co-pilot.

doodinthemood · 04/09/2011, 11:32 am

Have 200 grand.
Buy DeSoto.
Paint job to Sam and Max DeSoto.
Gain envy of telltale member who went to space.
????
Profit.

**puzzlebox** · 04/09/2011, 12:17 pm

Not a chance. For $200,000 there are SO MANY amazing things I could see and do on our own little planet. I'd much rather spend that money having adventures around the world, rather than a brief trip off it.

Money aside, the idea of being in space frightens me. I don't know if it's a form of claustrophobia or what, but I'm pretty scared of being reliant on man-made contraptions to breathe (same reason I've never been scuba diving, although I'll almost certainly try that eventually). Also, I've seen far too many space disasters in sci-fi movies/TV (not to mention the real-life blowups) for a trip into space to be relaxing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeeno0142

My friend wants to go into space, but I don't see the point really. It'll look just the same from up there as it does from down here.

Not quite true. You'd be able to see Earth in all its magnificent insignifigance... and that would be rather cool.

jeeno0142 · 04/09/2011, 01:14 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by puzzlebox

Not quite true. You'd be able to see Earth in all its magnificent insignifigance... and that would be rather cool.

That's true, and I had thought of it, but having that as the only thing you can really see would get dull. As far as I'm concerned, it's just a ball. I'd much rather go into different countries and see the landscapes and architecture up close. That way I could see the real beauty of the Earth, and of those who inhabit it.

Alcoremortis · 04/09/2011, 01:21 pm

Going to space sounds cool, but sudden, messy decompression does not.

More thought will be required on this.

JedExodus · 04/09/2011, 01:25 pm

I would go to space and moan that there's not a lot to do. Not even joking here

doodinthemood · 04/09/2011, 01:30 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedExodus

I would go to space and moan...

In space.... noone can hear your boredom...

Avistew · 04/09/2011, 03:36 pm

I would absolutely love to go on a trip like that, but not for that price. There is so much you can do for that amount of money... Trips to places I haven't been, for instance.

I'd be a bit nervous, I guess, but I think I'd be more excited than nervous. I guess I'd feel safer if there had been commercial travels for decades just like for other things. But really, I'm freaked out every time I take a plane that it will crash and I'll die, and I don't see why it would be worse in space. The worst case scenario remains the same: we crash and I die. And apparently more people die in elevator crashes than plane crashes, or something.

I wouldn't be worried about depending on human-made things, because you do on the plane too (there isn't air to breathe outside either) and I've gone scuba diving, to take Puzzle's example. And I've been in trains that went under a sea or a mountain. All of these have big potentials for disasters. Same with rollercoasters...

In other words, I think the thrill of it would be greater than the fear about it, and it would make it worth it. But only if it was much, much cheaper or I was much, much richer. And still, probably not the second one, because there is so much I could invest money in that would be more worth it.

EDIT: also, if there IS an accident, there is a chance I'd end up on another planet as a God.

Rather Dashing · 04/09/2011, 03:45 pm

If I'm going into space in my lifetime, I'd rather the trip be more than just sub-orbital.

Lonnie · 04/09/2011, 05:44 pm

What happens if you go insane after reaching space? what if you get...space madness? how do you know you won't be traveling with a few psychos that intend to open the spaceship door and push you out?

How do you know you're not all test subjects??? Plus they've gotten $200,000 off you as well to cover their asses if something goes wrong.

Rather Dashing · 04/09/2011, 05:59 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonnie

What happens if you go insane after reaching space? what if you get...space madness? how do you know you won't be traveling with a few psychos that intend to open the spaceship door and push you out?

How do you know you're not all test subjects??? Plus they've gotten $200,000 off you as well to cover their asses if something goes wrong.

No astronaut yet has shown symptoms of Space Madness, and they've gone farther than any currently planned Virgin Galactic flight ever will. More than that, people who can pay $200,000 to go into space don't seem likely to then use that $200,000 ticket to kill others whose only link is that they too can afford obscenely expensive luxuries. It seems that, if you wanted to use $200,000 to kill people, you could do a lot better than SpaceshipTwo's 8-man capacity(6 passengers, 2 pilots). And certainly, Virgin Galactic isn't going to pocket all $200,000. Commercial space flight is hardly an all-profit business, with a lot of technology, maintenance, R&D, labor, and other costs. I don't know how much they get to actually keep, but they're hardly going to turn around from a 6-passenger flight with $1,200,000 to spend. Furthermore, if you wanted to screw somebody over through the legal system, the family and loved ones of a person who can spend $200,000 on crazy leisure activities may not be the best target.

04/08/2011, 10:04 pm	#1
samusaran253 Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 112	Anybody want to leave the planet? No I'm serious. I'm just going to leave this here... http://www.virgingalactic.com/booking/ Private sector space flight, the wave of the future. Now we just need to establish colonies on other planets and I'd sign up for that What do you think of this? If you had the money would you sign up for it? Discuss. Official Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPJSlI4XXhE

04/08/2011, 10:19 pm	#2
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,876	I'd love to travel to space if I had the money. If I really had a bunch of money, I'd really like to spend a week at one of the future space hotels. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic

04/08/2011, 10:47 pm	#4
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04/09/2011, 11:16 am	#9
jeeno0142 Love is for the Living. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,122	My friend wants to go into space, but I don't see the point really. It'll look just the same from up there as it does from down here. __________________ My deviant account: http://jeeno-jenelli.deviantart.com/

04/09/2011, 11:32 am	#11
doodinthemood Your 4th favourite member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham England Kudos: 867 Posts: 975	Have 200 grand. Buy DeSoto. Paint job to Sam and Max DeSoto. Gain envy of telltale member who went to space. ???? Profit. __________________ Hi Logan. I know you're reading this.

04/08/2011, 10:58 pm	#5
Sausy Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In a cave Posts: 687	No. Space is for people who like doing things you do in space, floating around, eating airline food, more floating arounding, watering potted plants.

04/08/2011, 11:32 pm	#6
waroftheworlds01 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 866	I wouldn't want to do it. I'm afraid of something going wrong and blowing up. It's happened before. Remember that crew with the teacher on board? I'm actually scared of flying although I can't really say for sure cause I've never been on a plane. I'm scared to travel by air anyway. I know they say it's the safest way to travel but I'll take my chances on land anyday.

04/09/2011, 12:00 am	#7
Bunnyman Friend of Rabbitdog Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: United States Posts: 213	Space itself is kinda meh. I'd like to see other planets eventually.

04/09/2011, 05:41 am	#8
tmsmyth4 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 364	I think id just keep the 200 grand for not going to space and gamble it

04/09/2011, 11:30 am	#10
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	Only if I can get a BattleMech or a wookiee co-pilot.

04/09/2011, 01:21 pm	#14
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,242	Going to space sounds cool, but sudden, messy decompression does not. More thought will be required on this. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

04/09/2011, 01:25 pm	#15
JedExodus Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,485	I would go to space and moan that there's not a lot to do. Not even joking here

04/09/2011, 03:36 pm	#17
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I would absolutely love to go on a trip like that, but not for that price. There is so much you can do for that amount of money... Trips to places I haven't been, for instance. I'd be a bit nervous, I guess, but I think I'd be more excited than nervous. I guess I'd feel safer if there had been commercial travels for decades just like for other things. But really, I'm freaked out every time I take a plane that it will crash and I'll die, and I don't see why it would be worse in space. The worst case scenario remains the same: we crash and I die. And apparently more people die in elevator crashes than plane crashes, or something. I wouldn't be worried about depending on human-made things, because you do on the plane too (there isn't air to breathe outside either) and I've gone scuba diving, to take Puzzle's example. And I've been in trains that went under a sea or a mountain. All of these have big potentials for disasters. Same with rollercoasters... In other words, I think the thrill of it would be greater than the fear about it, and it would make it worth it. But only if it was much, much cheaper or I was much, much richer. And still, probably not the second one, because there is so much I could invest money in that would be more worth it. EDIT: also, if there IS an accident, there is a chance I'd end up on another planet as a God. Last edited by Avistew; 04/09/2011 at 03:45 pm.

04/09/2011, 05:44 pm	#19
Lonnie English Madman Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: An English dude living and working in Christchurch New Zealand. Posts: 238	What happens if you go insane after reaching space? what if you get...space madness? how do you know you won't be traveling with a few psychos that intend to open the spaceship door and push you out? How do you know you're not all test subjects??? Plus they've gotten $200,000 off you as well to cover their asses if something goes wrong.

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