The Russians have designed a space hotel that will orbit the earth, providing guests with incredible views of the planet and zero gravity. The cost is a measly 500,000 pounds for the Soyuz flight, and another 100,000 for the hotel for five days. There'll be no booze, only water and fruit juice. The article also discusses other ways for billionaires to waste their money on other extravagant, self-indulgent pleasures, including submarines and floating countries. Hey, all you billionaires out there! I've got some space to sell ya! http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/27/space-hotel-rich-thrill-world
Thank god . Someone has vision. Capital investment. In a field soon to grow faster than sf dilettantes could foresee. Soon Dow and ISTC and General electric will have stations..Mitsubishi. I support this 100%. Why.? not for reasons you may imagine. Boaz
It would be great if the private sector was helping keep billionares in check..... Like those virgin space guys in the US. But russia is a second soviet style disaster waiting to happen, and I don't think them making money is positive. *edit* reading it, it seems private. I'm still against it, because in russia there is no REAL private sector.
Only $983,000 bucks. If I had the money, I'd do it. But if I can slide them Ivans a cool mil, I also expect cheeseburgers, beer, a hot 24 year old blonde or red head chic, and it's 14 days, not 5.
This. I dunno, I'd like to dose like .4mg in space. And if I was paying that much, I'd throw in another 100k and tell the russians they damn well better get me the purest LSD that exists, and have it ready for me.... not like I'd even be dropping in any nation, I don't think anyone has much jurisdiction over drugs by the time you get out of the atmosphere.... 16 sunrises a day sounds really lame after a little while. But 16 sunrises from space on a high dose trip sounds like the most amazing thing that would ever happen to you.... or anyone else who's ever lived
Shit yes!, I wonder if they check to see if you have paraphernalia on board... I wanna be the first one to smoke reefer in space! .. I mean, it's not illegal in orbit... yet.
i'm sure i'd be able to enjoy a vacation to earth-orbit without LSD, but for 1 of the 5 days...yeah, i'd trip smoking reefer would be a lot trickier IMO. i don't think it'd be difficult AT ALL to smuggle one (or even a few) tiny hits of LSD on your person, and then sneak them once more into your mouth.
I support this without condition. 1.Use 20 billions to make SSBN's stealthier.. or 2.go space space. If i had 10 billion i'd donote 1 straight off and pay another to go into orbit so i could bring my daughter. Who said she'd come. Or spend all life regretting [her words. And as a phd in psychology. A thinker] Boaz