Richard Branson Plans Orbital Spaceships For Virgin Galactic 177
Velcroman1 writes "Following the historic first rocket-powered flight of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Virgin Galactic plans to build a fleet of spaceships and begin ferrying hundreds of tourists into space in 2014. And then? A whole new kind of spacecraft, Sir Richard Branson said. 'We'll be building orbital spaceships after that,' Branson told Fox News Tuesday, 'so that people who want to go for a week or two can.' Assuming the cost is on the same scale, would you pay a few hundred grand for a few weeks in orbit?"
LOL, wrong question ... (Score:5, Insightful)
Would I if I had it to spend? Absolutely. Can I or most of us afford to spend the cost of a house on this? Sadly, no.
I suspect most of us will never get to do this, which sucks. Because I would dearly love to do this before I die.
Re:This just in... (Score:5, Insightful)
first pinballs, now orbiters? (Score:4, Insightful)
I guess the 1960s really are back.
Re:$200K ... Uh Oh. (Score:4, Insightful)
Some of us are already on in years.
I expected to be here, at this point, by the end of the 70's. Then Vietnam happened, Nixon happened, and the future was, and still is, being mortgaged.