Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › Space Tourism Search for: This topic has 18 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 1 month ago by Ben Paddon. Scroll to bottom Creator Topic April 3, 2011 at 12:22 am #8033 HelloMabelParticipant Who’s rich and wants to go into space? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12909071 I would definitely do this! I would even be willing to drink Tang. If I start saving up now, maybe by the time I retire… Creator Topic Viewing 18 replies - 1 through 18 (of 18 total) Author Replies April 5, 2011 at 8:55 am #111705 Plastic PercyParticipant I don’t want to be on the first ship out, facing all those unknown dangers. When we’ve properlly subjugated those scary monsters by introducing them to alcohol, religion or simply enslaving them, then I’ll go. April 13, 2011 at 1:24 am #111757 GwynnieParticipant Time to start saving up! April 15, 2011 at 7:01 pm #111831 JEZZMUNDParticipant Am i the only one hoping this fucker ‘splodes? – just to wipe the smarmy twat grin off branson and co’s faces. Obv, the ‘splode i’m hoping for will contain simon cuntface cowell… April 15, 2011 at 10:12 pm #111836 hummingbirdParticipant Here is the news: Rich twats get richer as other rich twats go into space, just, y’know, because they feel like it. And meanwhile, in the rest of the world, half the planet is starving and there’s still no cure for AIDS. April 16, 2011 at 9:04 pm #111850 Ben PaddonParticipant I hate comments like “Still no cure for cancer,” as though scientific efforts should all be funnelled into one area before moving on to other things. Regular people – at least, people who aren’t trained astronauts – is an incredible step forward. Saying otherwise is like saying the first commercial airlines were a waste of time. Why would people want to fly to another country? Why waste their time on such frivolous pursuits when there are so many people in the world dying of smallpox? April 16, 2011 at 10:32 pm #111855 hummingbirdParticipant But it’s not about scientific endeavour, is it? I’m all for scientific endeavour in all of it’s shapes and forms. But we already know that man can go into space. It’s been done. This represents an enormous waste of resources, both in monetary and scientific terms, that ultimately benefits nobody but the super-rich acting out their boyhood fantasies for their own indulgence. April 17, 2011 at 1:19 am #111857 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Next time you consider buying a piece of Red Dwarf merchandise, donate the money to charity. I mean, it’s your money…but I’m stipulating what you should spend it on. Because I have morals. Apparently. April 17, 2011 at 1:45 am #111861 GwynnieParticipant Lisa, I was thinking the same thing. It does seem ridiculous that there are so many under-funded avenues of research that could save lives while tons of your tax money is going to poncing about in space… BUT then I remembered how many medical advances have actually come from space research. April 17, 2011 at 8:20 am #111763 hummingbirdParticipant Gwynnie, if this was about research then I wouldn’t have a problem with it. :-/ April 17, 2011 at 9:14 am #111728 siParticipant Blimey, a serious discussion on the G&T forum. What’s all *that* about? April 18, 2011 at 12:22 am #111875 GwynnieParticipant I mean research that has had the goal of “let’s travel into space (and see if aliens are out there)” which has had the fortunate side-effect of discovering/inventing useful things. http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html#health A lot of these things had to be created to keep astronauts alive in space, I think… and then they thought “oh, this might be useful for everyone else, too”. I don’t know if that justifies it, though, as I’m sure the military have come up with a lot of useful things, too. This is a massive, serious topic though ;)… sorry, guys. The ultimate conclusion on one extreme is that we shouldn’t be using computers, eating fancy meals or buying nice clothes when other people are starving and dying of AIDS, but of course nobody wants to make those sacrifices… plus that probably wouldn’t actually help. April 18, 2011 at 9:51 am #111748 redhead85Participant If we don’t develop space travel….how will Red Dwarf exist in the future? *fret* April 21, 2011 at 4:27 am #111926 Ben PaddonParticipant On seconds thoughts, let’s not go to the moon. ‘Tis a silly place. April 28, 2011 at 9:21 am #112062 GwynnieParticipant I’m just envisioning a moon theme park similar to the one in Futurama… April 28, 2011 at 11:16 am #112064 RidleyParticipant Ooh, that’s a wicked, sinful place. Tilt-A-Whirl’s okay, but the rest is mighty wicked. April 28, 2011 at 3:39 pm #112065 redhead85Participant I’m gonna build a better lunar park. With blackjack. And hookers. April 28, 2011 at 6:54 pm #112067 Plastic PercyParticipant Ah, screw the whole thing. April 28, 2011 at 9:13 pm #112069 Ben PaddonParticipant To shreds, you say. Author Replies Viewing 18 replies - 1 through 18 (of 18 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In
