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Toaster said:
Eric Mc said:
I see no problem with sending non pilot/scientist/engineer individuals into space - especially if they are paying for their own tickets.
Air travel would be a bit restricted if you only let Charles Lindbergh types fly. At some point it needs to start opening up.
why? It’s a pointless egotistical Joy ride wooo hooo I’ve circled the moon! I agree with the others if we are going to burn the earths recourses there should be a real and benifical (to the world) reason for doing so. Air travel would be a bit restricted if you only let Charles Lindbergh types fly. At some point it needs to start opening up.
Toaster said:
Eric Mc said:
I see no problem with sending non pilot/scientist/engineer individuals into space - especially if they are paying for their own tickets.
Air travel would be a bit restricted if you only let Charles Lindbergh types fly. At some point it needs to start opening up.
why? It’s a pointless egotistical Joy ride wooo hooo I’ve circled the moon! I agree with the others if we are going to burn the earths recourses there should be a real and benifical (to the world) reason for doing so. Air travel would be a bit restricted if you only let Charles Lindbergh types fly. At some point it needs to start opening up.
Toaster said:
why? It’s a pointless egotistical Joy ride wooo hooo I’ve circled the moon! I agree with the others if we are going to burn the earths recourses there should be a real and benifical (to the world) reason for doing so.
it's not much different from going for a scenic drive or a day trip or a holiday, really, is it? All actives that plenty of people consider acceptable and undertake themselves.
eharding said:
The flight will mainly be about the validation of the BFR systems and performance - if they can charge decent money to have some spam in the can at the same time - and make sure the spam has ticked all of the 'I fully accept that I may die a hideous death and my frozen remains may drift in orbit for all eternity, and I won't sue anybody as a result' boxes on the legal waivers, the why not? Same as using a Tesla Roadster as ballast on the Falcon Heavy - if it piques public interest in a test flight, that's a good thing,
Not a great advert if it kills a billionaire mind you!!The Wookie said:
eharding said:
The flight will mainly be about the validation of the BFR systems and performance - if they can charge decent money to have some spam in the can at the same time - and make sure the spam has ticked all of the 'I fully accept that I may die a hideous death and my frozen remains may drift in orbit for all eternity, and I won't sue anybody as a result' boxes on the legal waivers, the why not? Same as using a Tesla Roadster as ballast on the Falcon Heavy - if it piques public interest in a test flight, that's a good thing,
Not a great advert if it kills a billionaire mind you!!Is this supposed to be the first circumlunar flight with this spacecraft? Would there be an unmanned test flight first - or a flight undertaken with a test crew only?
In aviation and space it has long been axiomatic that in the early stages of development of an aircraft or spacecraft, you only risk the lives of the professional people involved in the project i.e. the test pilots and test crew (if a crew is required).
As with a lot of Musk "propaganda", the nitty gritty detail is missing.
In aviation and space it has long been axiomatic that in the early stages of development of an aircraft or spacecraft, you only risk the lives of the professional people involved in the project i.e. the test pilots and test crew (if a crew is required).
As with a lot of Musk "propaganda", the nitty gritty detail is missing.
RobDickinson said:
No idea why Eric thinks they will just build it then next day fire it off to the moon full of pop stars or whatever...
Have we any idea of the test programme at this stage?(I can think of plenty of pop stars that should be fired to the moon - with or without rocket assistance).
This pop star even sang about it -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPYmSRP110
WARNING - this could be the creepiest video ever posted on PH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPYmSRP110
WARNING - this could be the creepiest video ever posted on PH.
Eric Mc said:
This pop star even sang about it -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPYmSRP110
WARNING - this could be the creepiest video ever posted on PH.
Betterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPYmSRP110
WARNING - this could be the creepiest video ever posted on PH.
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