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> Can't wait to hear who booked this trip! Definitely one of the coolest ways to spend a lot of superfluous money :) Imagine it ends up being some celebrity, l
by grondilu 10y ago
> Can't wait to hear who booked this trip! Definitely one of the coolest ways to spend a lot of superfluous money :)
Imagine it ends up being some celebrity, like Leonardo di Caprio (who has shown interest in space IIRC) or Lady Gaga. Don't you think it would somehow tarnish the whole thing?
- miketery 10y agoWhy would a figure with so much PR fire power tarnish it? If anything it would put space exploration front and center for so many young and adolescence people.
- grondilu 10y agoEven if it was Justin Bieber? Instead of "One small step for the man...", we'd have Justin singing "baby, baby, baby..." to promote his latest album.
- madamelic 10y agoI'd rather it not be Justin Bieber. Either the rocket would blow up on the pad or it would never come back. ;)
- grkvlt 10y agoI think the image that is being tarnished here is yours... Imagine we aren't told who the astronauts are until a long time after the mission (the photos and video have their faces redacted or something) would the revelation that one of them was Mr Bieber really make it suddenly less of an achievement or 'tarnish' it?
- Noughmad 10y agoNot Leonardo di Caprio, he will stay behind even though there is enough room for two people on that return vehicle. Also, hopefully not Matt Damon.
- emiliobumachar 10y agoBut if it's Matt Damon, there's bound to be a much bigger mission to go rescue him, so, more progress.