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Who are the two "private citizens"? Seems to be mere urge of "universal human exploration" to go around the moon and not landing on it, etc. isn't doing much ex
by soheil 10y ago
Who are the two "private citizens"? Seems to be mere urge of "universal human exploration" to go around the moon and not landing on it, etc. isn't doing much exploring, but rather taking a lot of risk on a manned spacecraft that has never been tested with people.
- obstinate 10y agoPresumably they will test the spacecraft at least once before sending it out manned. We sent crewed capsules around the moon without landing during the Apollo program too.
- bennyg 10y agoThey're doing a Falcon Heavy launch beforehand (at least once) before this mission takes place.
- Aaronn 10y agoWell the spacecraft will be tested multiple times before this mission and there are health and fitness tests before departure just like it says there. Both of those were addressed, I think you may have misread this.
- soheil 10y agoYou're right I misread the testing part. I'd very much still like to know who those people are and what their thought process is.
- jessriedel 10y agoI'd like to know the thought process of people who have this much money and don't want to orbit the moon.
- soheil 10y agoI think you're missing the point, of course in an ideal situation where risk is minimized that would be a good question. But by focusing on money I think you neglected to address the obvious point that I raised namely what if it blows up.
- jessriedel 10y agoI didn't miss that point!