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What surprisingly bugged me more than the potential climate impact was not feeling the same kind of excitement after seeing passengers in space during Virgin Ga
by persedes 5y ago
What surprisingly bugged me more than the potential climate impact was not feeling the same kind of excitement after seeing passengers in space during Virgin Galactics flight.
Dunno, but I've always felt some deeper sense of wonder when seeing astronauts fly to space or onboard the ISS. The vision to start a company like that aside, space tourists just had to shell out enough cash to go up there. This alone might be an exciting thought for us as a species, but it imho isn't what space travel should be about. It's hard to find any purpose in just shooting rich people to space.
- aerospace_guy 5y agoWhen commercial airplanes started out, people said the same thing about it being for rich people only. That's how these expensive things start. One day, the cost of these flights will be much lower, to the point where you and I can afford them. Hopefully that day is during our lifetime.
- persedes 5y agotrue, but with airplanes they can at least take you from A to B, so they serve at least some purpose. Interesting point though, airships come to mind that essentially were just floating cafes / restaurants.
- JohnFen 5y ago> One day, the cost of these flights will be much lower, to the point where you and I can afford them. My fear is that this will happen without solving the environmental harm this will bring.