Comments on: Space tourism will never take-off http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/#comment-150045 Alan Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:19:48 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4590#comment-150045 Is the point of travel to get somewhere? Some people enjoy the journey as much as the destination, but I think if this is to work you have to get somewhere. London to Sydney in 90 mins that would make space travel very viable. Is the point of travel to get somewhere? Some people enjoy the journey as much as the destination, but I think if this is to work you have to get somewhere. London to Sydney in 90 mins that would make space travel very viable.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/#comment-149531 Darren Cronian Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:05:57 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4590#comment-149531 @ Nick That's true, but I wasn't around to rant about Mr Stevenson and his rocket haha I am sure it'll become reality one day, just not in mine I don't think. The only thing I will say is --- where are the flying cars that we saw in the movies in the 80s that would be here in the year 2000! :) @ Nick

That’s true, but I wasn’t around to rant about Mr Stevenson and his rocket haha

I am sure it’ll become reality one day, just not in mine I don’t think.

The only thing I will say is — where are the flying cars that we saw in the movies in the 80s that would be here in the year 2000! :)

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]]> By: Nick http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/#comment-149529 Nick Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:34:16 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4590#comment-149529 Darren People said the same thing to Mr Stevenson and his Rocket ! Darren

People said the same thing to Mr Stevenson and his Rocket !

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]]> By: Pingback - Gadling http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/#comment-149516 Pingback - Gadling Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:46:13 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4590#comment-149516 [...] outlines three solid reasons space tourism will likely never take off. I have to agree, but it sure would be cool to take a ride in a [...] [...] outlines three solid reasons space tourism will likely never take off. I have to agree, but it sure would be cool to take a ride in a [...]

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]]> By: Caitlin http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/16/space-tourism-takeoff/#comment-149508 Caitlin Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:55:02 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4590#comment-149508 £107,000 might not be affordable for you or me but it is for a lot of people. People buy second homes all the time, don't they? I recently heard a guy from Virgin Galactic speak at a magazine conference. The reason Virgin is going into space travel is partly for the wow factor and to be part of something big if they do pull it off, but also to help develop the technology for cleaner air travel. Virgin owns airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and they believe that air travel in the future will involve leaving the atmosphere in order to avoid polluting the atmosphere. So it's also about R&D. I'm not sure that a train operator can fix British rail. They don't own the lines. £107,000 might not be affordable for you or me but it is for a lot of people. People buy second homes all the time, don’t they?

I recently heard a guy from Virgin Galactic speak at a magazine conference. The reason Virgin is going into space travel is partly for the wow factor and to be part of something big if they do pull it off, but also to help develop the technology for cleaner air travel. Virgin owns airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and they believe that air travel in the future will involve leaving the atmosphere in order to avoid polluting the atmosphere. So it’s also about R&D.

I’m not sure that a train operator can fix British rail. They don’t own the lines.

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