>>Jones, a commercial pilot who lives in Tulsa, Okla., said scraping together the money for the Xcor ticket was a sacrifice. “I live in an apartment. I don’t dr

>>Jones, a commercial pilot who lives in Tulsa, Okla., said scraping together the money for the Xcor ticket was a sacrifice. “I live in an apartment. I don’t drive the newest car,” he said. “That’s a lot of money. You’re talking kids’ college or buying a house.” That makes you a....... It's his money and he should have gotten the ride, but then Chapter 7 is part of life for everyone included. If he tried to get some sympathy on the "scraping together the money" angle he gets none from me. $100K ticket to space when you have to borrow, move money left and right etc is not prudent.