Wednesday, September 15, 2010

To the ISS for lunch perhaps?

     Boeing is about to get into the space tourism business.

     The company is already the prime contractor for the International Space Station. Now, the NY Times reports, they'll offer some of the spare seats on the ship they're designing to transport astronauts to the ISS, to tourists. For an as yet unnamed price.

     I used to say I would sell everything I owned for a seat on the Shuttle (providing there was a smoking section...those were in my tobacco days). Now I've come to realize that wouldn't be quite enough for the fare, which will likely be in the tens of Millions of dollars.

     How about a national lottery for $1 tickets...win a trip (presuming you pass the physical)!

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