Comments on: A more pessimistic take on space tourism and the economy http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/ Tracking the entrepreneurial space industry Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:33:32 +0800 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Chance http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-385662 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:40:51 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-385662 I thought the going rate for an orbital mission was in the $22-25 million range.

]]> By: Tim Reed http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-385238 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:47:27 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-385238 I have always found it difficult to understand why so many would want to spend $200K just to take a 30 minute roller coaster ride where they will have very little weightless experience. For a lot less money, one can go to Vegas, get on the “vomit comet” and experience just as much weightless time. If it is the view you want, sign up for Interorbital Systems (Interorbital.com) week in space. Promotional tickets are only $250K and you will be wrightless for a week.

]]> By: Chance http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-385201 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:07:28 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-385201 There were people complaining about private spaceflight being an unseemly display of wealth even before the finacial crisis. Now, after the AIG bonus kerflufle, the auto exec private jet kerfluffle, a deep reccession, and who knows what next, I wonder if the public will become more hostile towards the idea of this industry. If VG and Branson are smart, they will put any ticket holders who were ececutives in failed companies near the very back of the line…

]]> By: Alan Stern http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-385162 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:22:13 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-385162 If you’ve waited since you were a kid, then start putting away $1,000 a month; in ten years, with interest, your ticket will be paid for. It’s not *so* hard…

]]> By: Will Space Tourism Take Off? at Parabolic Arc: Space Tourism…and Much More http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-384934 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:37:18 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-384934 […] Foust has a report over at Personal Spaceflight on skeptical remarks made by Maury Mechanick, an experienced satellite industry attorney who says he has been studying […]

]]> By: Peter http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-384750 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:03:36 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-384750 Putting it off would be a bad idea (as anyone who put off college after high school can attest to, including me).

No need to put it off anyways… VG has the first 100 tickets paid in full, second 100 deposits collected… and the list keeps growing. It’ll take ‘em a few years to deal with the current backlog so let them lower the price when demand actually drops.

Just do it! I wanna go!

]]> By: Rob Coppinger http://www.newspacejournal.com/2009/03/26/a-more-pessimistic-take-on-space-tourism-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-384704 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:20:08 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/?p=829#comment-384704 Some of these questions will be answered by my up coming feature, could be on the web next week ;-)

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