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JoeyTesla t1_is4xist wrote

I would liquidate everything to escape this rotting rock

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Ariolet OP t1_is4xjwt wrote

As much as I want to go to space and fantasize about what it would be like all the time, I just don’t know if I could spend millions on it. I think I would feel guilty for spending all of that money that could have helped other people. I hope I get to live to see the day that middle class people could afford a trip like this though!

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Nibb31 t1_is4xp5l wrote

I would want to at least go to orbit, not on a Bezos or Branson suborbital joyride that only lasts a couple of minutes. I also probably wouldn't sell my house to do it.

I do plan on booking a seat on a Zero-G flight one day though. They are around €7000, so definitely more affordable.

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CannaCosmonaut t1_is4yd7j wrote

Replying to JoeyTesla (#92,311)

Nothing about this "rock" is "rotting", you need to relax. We're trying to add places to exist (Luna, Mars, O'Neill cylinders, Stanford toruses), we do not need to replace the Earth.

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LordCountDuckula t1_is4yq69 wrote

Some companies probably will have trauma councillors waiting when you return for dealing with the Overview effect. I wouldn’t take the first couple flights, maybe something when they’re more established safety record.

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CannaCosmonaut t1_is4z2fr wrote

Replying to Ariolet (#92,312)

>I think I would feel guilty for spending all of that money that could have helped other people.

Developing the ability to become a spacefaring civilization helps untold trillions of people in the future. All industry should be removed from the surface of the planet and many people should move out of here to alleviate the burden on the biosphere as we take measures to clean up (e.g. carbon capture). Also, most (if not all) major problems in the world cannot be solved simply by throwing money at them.

>I hope I get to live to see the day that middle class people could afford a trip like this though!

A lot of work to be done building a better future. You may yet live in a world where your passage is secured in exchange for useful work. When I think of my future in space, I'm not imagining joyrides- I imagine all the things I might be able to do in space to be useful to the future and turn a small profit. As I said, all industry should be removed from the surface one way or another, sooner or later; we'd all do well to pick something (ideally something that has a net negative impact on life on Earth) and get it out of here.

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Ariolet OP t1_is4z7vf wrote

Replying to a_swarm_of_nuns (#92,367)

Agreed, the price will definitely decrease, it’s just hard for me to see how they could ever get the price to a point where an average person could afford it. I hope it does, just seems very difficult to achieve.

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Siellus t1_is4zuf7 wrote

If I had that money I'd put it towards far more urgent things in my life.

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ZeroUpFourOut t1_is4zvji wrote

Yes. I want to. No. Questions answered in order.

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ebbiibbe t1_is4zwgh wrote

No. It's pointless. I would go to the moon if I could spend a couple days and do experiments.

Current commercial "space travel" is a joke.

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Maybealittlelurker t1_is5031b wrote

I've always loved the idea of doing things no one in history could possibly do. Mansa Musa may have single-handedly crashed the economy of Egypt with his wealth, but he never rode a stand-up roller coaster.

I would absolutely go in an instant.

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Sunflower_After_Dark t1_is507ro wrote

I am appalled that our government is allowing these completely fruitless joy rides to further poison the planet, so to answer the question…no, not even if I had the money.

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catching_comets t1_is514mn wrote

I would love to, but no. I have a heart condition. And while dying in space sounds really cool, I don't want to mess the adventure up for any other passengers

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a_swarm_of_nuns t1_is51n89 wrote

Replying to Ariolet (#92,391)

Yea. Unless we figure out an alternative to rocket fuel, that is a large component of what drives the price.

I don’t think it will ever be cheap, but space tourism like what Branson did with virgin galactic (almost like a plane entering the upper atmospheres will be cheaper than sitting aboard a rocket ship)

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AwfulEveryone t1_is51yn0 wrote

I would love to visit the moon and stay there for a handful of days.

I wouldn't want to spend a large portion of my life (possibly the rest of it) going to Mars.

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YourFatherUnfiltered t1_is526gu wrote

Absolutely. Id love to drop some LSD and look down upon earth for a few hours.

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Scrummier t1_is52d1w wrote

Yes, but why? I don't really know. It's an urge I have for some reason.

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mindingtheyakkha t1_is53wdx wrote

If I had that money I’d be helping children with proper nourishment, helping all animals with foster care until they can be adopted, helping the uninsured get needed medical care, helping the planet overcome the frivolity of human pollution. It doesn’t make sense to me to spend millions when there is so much suffering in the world.

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Tycho81 t1_is5748t wrote

Yes, and if really a lot money like as elon Musk i could start own space company its my dream. Maybe moon hotel

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CavaroCartian t1_is5dbtz wrote

I'd sooner spend that money creating a hydroponic food system for homeless people

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mcwobby t1_is5dxq5 wrote

To orbit or beyond, yes.
I hopefully still will be able to in my lifetime as I’m fairly young and fairly affluent. I wouldn’t be able to fork out millions, but if it gets to the point where it’s tens of thousands then I won’t hesitate. In the low hundreds of thousands I would probably try and finance it.

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UnmittigatedDisaster t1_is5gh4r wrote

I’d love to take a trip around to moon. It may be boring going there and back, but actually circling the moon would be the experience of a life time.

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mahaanus t1_is5lcev wrote

>What would be your reasoning for going?

To have fun.

>Do you think spending millions would be worth it for a trip around the moon?

If I have millions to spend, yes. Some people pay over 10 million USD for a car, others buy private yachts.

Although I'd probably wait a decade or more for the industry to properly develop.

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Adeldor t1_is5mapl wrote

Replying to a_swarm_of_nuns (#92,497)

Propellant contributes very little to current launch expenses. Vehicle and infrastructure costs dwarf it. For example, it costs SpaceX less than $20 million to launch a Falcon 9, yet propellant is only ~$200,000 of that, or around 1%.

Via full reusability and simplified operation, SpaceX hopes with Starship to dramatically reduce expenses to the point where it'll cost only a few million to launch 100 t to LEO.

To illustrate, assume a full Starship will cost $10 million to launch (that's five times Musk's most quoted estimate, just to be conservative). Launching 200 kg then costs $20,000. Still high relative to air transport, but it's getting there.

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Adeldor t1_is5muso wrote

Replying to Sunflower_After_Dark (#92,432)

If you've ever travelled for frivolous reasons - vacation, sight-seeing, etc. - you have no room to complain. For much of the world's population, even that is an extravagance, and by your logic they'd have every right to be appalled at you.

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Adeldor t1_is5n86l wrote

Replying to Scrummier (#92,528)

I wager probably the same reason you'd want to visit unusual, interesting, or exotic locations on Earth. Curiosity, wanderlust, etc. - all basic and healthy human drives.

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zaphod_pebblebrox t1_is5pe1b wrote

I have been waiting for this my whole life!!

Haven't saved up enough for that flight though.

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thepreston716 t1_is5tz6q wrote

Hundred percent I'd go. Why? No idea, it's just calling to me

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munchanything t1_is5xp8u wrote

Would love to, but aside from the money, it's a huge environmental cost. All that fuel and energy for "entertainment".

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Adeldor t1_is60w45 wrote

Replying to Sunflower_After_Dark (#94,275)

It seems you think you get to set the threshold of appalling, and those poorer than you who think you're a wasteful polluter by their meager measures are laughable. You even expect the government to enforce your opinion, no doubt with your car ride being within bounds.

"Rules for thee, but not for me."

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gwardotnet t1_is681s6 wrote

Impossible to answer. Better question would be, if it were free to go.

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OrbitalClassWhale t1_is722ar wrote

Replying to Nibb31 (#96,134)

Well ofc if your counting ticket price… no one wants to give bezos more money

Thought we were comparing just straight experience but apparently I can’t read! So that’s fun. My bad lol

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Hustler-1 t1_is7ngzl wrote

Id like to. It'd have to be on Starship atleast though. I'm a bit on the claustrophobic side.

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inoen0thing t1_is8nvao wrote

Replying to catching_comets (#92,482)

I mean… they would all probably get free tickets for a second trip so they could do it again for free. Neat part about dying is we don’t have to live with the aftermath. Do what makes you happy.

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Discordant_Dryad t1_is8z7mn wrote

No, but I would love to work on any manner of craft that goes to space.

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asgshe t1_is99pk0 wrote

Millions no, but I would spend 30 000$ for a round trip around the moon

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[deleted] t1_isj8csp wrote

Already planning on it. If I project the growth of my net worth out another 25 years (I'll be in my early 60s) then a million dollars for a once in a lifetime chance to walk on the moon? Hell yeah sign me up.

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