fisher@star.DEC (Burns Fisher ZKO1-1/D42 DTN 381-1466) (01/27/86)
... I would probably pay a few hundred (maybe even $1k or so) for the joyride you described (an hour or two in space), but that is only because it is so short. If you lengthen the 0g stay to several days, I would mortgate <insert your favorite exageration>. The tradeoff for me is one of space sickness. If the thing is only going to last a few hours, I would be afraid of being too sick to enjoy it! Give me a couple days for my inner ear to settle down followed by a day or so to play, and name your price! I'll go! Make a trip to the moon, and you don't even have to say much about safety! (Shades of Robert Heinlein's "The Man Who Sold the Moon"/"Requiem") Burns ...decwrl!rhea!star!fisher
kendalla@orca.UUCP (Kendall Auel) (01/28/86)
It will be many years before I'll even be able to think about taking a joy ride in space. Yesterday, I would have paid $200 just to see a launch. Now, I wish I hadn't even turned on the T.V. I realize now just what kind of "right stuff" is involved in making space flights. It takes dedication, determination, and above all courage. Let's hear it for the brave crew of the space shuttle Challenger. Kendall Auel ...tektronix!orca!kendalla