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2015-09-18 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Mega rich to hitch ride with Elon Musk after Earth is destroyed

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Posted by badanov 2015-09-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Now, those who want to cruise the galaxy can choose between the sleek new rocket and the stubbier model Bezos announced in April – or they can opt to ride with Tesla founder Elon Musk on a SpaceX ship, or hop on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.

FINALLY! Something to do!

Posted by Skidmark 2015-09-18 01:26|| 2015-09-18 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 IMHO, super-rich who invest in space travel instead of social causes are a nice change.
DISCLOSURE: I've been a SF geek since I've learned to read.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-18 05:13|| 2015-09-18 05:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Who is going to clean the toilets? Oh, that is why you were brought along. Too bad.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-09-18 10:26|| 2015-09-18 10:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Rocket fuel is extremely toxic, I presume especially so in failed launches.

Posted by Angavique7494 2015-09-18 19:19|| 2015-09-18 19:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course after the collapse of the First Soviet Empire, we came to find the Communists did greater harm to the environment than anything in the West. Squirrel.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-09-18 19:20|| 2015-09-18 19:20|| Front Page Top

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