Community Chat

[gertrudecloset]

[KatieB]

A hard NO on that one.  I get dizzy very easily (I have MS).  And I get vertigo easily.  I don't mind flying on planes at all (I enjoy it). 

And one more thing - those rich people should be giving their money to charities that improve less fortunate (poor) people's lives, especially children, instead of paying big bucks to fly a few miles into outer space. 

There are so many people that can't even afford food; children that go to bed hungry; ones that have to depend on school lunches for their food intake. 

It really makes me sick to think of these clowns paying that much money to do this when this is going on here on earth.

[MrsSB]

Nope, not if they paid me.  And I don't appreciate the big carbon footprint caused by burning all that rocket fuel. I'm not one of the admirers of the billionaires and their new little hobby.

[KathyM23]

As much as I would love the see the view of the Earth, just thinking about getting up, dressed and ready to go the the shuttle makes me scared,

So I think I'll just stay here.  I used to be a lot braver than I am now but I would not have done that even in my not afraid of anything phase.

[Nightowlz]

No way. I don't fly either. Last time I was on a plane was 78 or 79. LOL

[FancyPhillyshopper]

Definitely!  Exploring our universe has always been a part of our humanity.

I appreciate the billionaires investing their well-earned money in space travel, so that our tax dollars do not have to do so!  The billionaires became rich because they created products and services that people really wanted, and were willing to pay for again and again.

Just as Queen Isabella of Spain invested in Christopher Columbus for his risky travels, we never know what lies beyond the horizon.

By the time space travel gets to the tourist level, it will probably be well tested, very tame, quite safe, and reasonably priced.  I would also like to fly in a fighter jet!

[DiAnne]

Not right now - I won't even go into a restaurant!

[Venezia]

Yes, in a New York minute, if I could afford it.  What an incredible experience it would be to see Earth from space.  And to float with zero gravity.

Space, as they say is the "new frontier".  Thank goodness for those who spend the money to develop this form of travel.  We never know, when we'll need a new planet to inhabit!

[bikerbabe]

Yes!