Would you travel to space like Sir Richard Branson?

[Guest]

Like a knight? No, only like a duke! 😆

But seriously, if I had that much extra money, better to spend it on charities....

Edited July 16, 2021 by Unicorn

[+ RJD]

2 hours ago, topunderachiever said:

Virtually every one of those items likely could and would have been developed as needs arose even without a space program.  They are all natural progressions in scientific knowledge and development to solve earthly problems.  None of them came from space even tho they may have been accelerated a bit by the trillions used.    

Tell that to the person with a more natural functioning artificial limb, the firefighter whose life was saved from advanced heat-resistant materials, the person who's been saved by lifeshears, or those whose plane didn't crash because of advances in de-icing materials.  I'm sure they're all grateful these techonologies were "accelerated a bit."

 

[gallahadesquire]

I’ve been wondering how much pollution came from this stunt. We’re already in climate change with CO2 and nitrates; why add moRe?

[thickornotatall]

I want to take a train trip from London to the Northern Counties....that's as far as I'm going in this life....