The sky's no longer the limit for Cecil Field airport in Jacksonville, Florida
The airport was awarded a federal license on Monday to fly commercial space vehicles being designed to ferry tourists, researchers and others beyond Earth's atmosphere.
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority, which worked to get its commercial spaceport licensing for four years, plans to offer Cecil Field's 12,500-foot (3,810 meter) long, 200-foot (61 meter) wide runway -- one of the biggest in Florida -- to a range of commercial space operators including Virgin Galactic.
[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60A5KE20100112[/url]
And I thought airline tickets were overpriced. The average cost of a space ticket is well over a million dollars. Who in the hell would be able to afford that?
[QUOTE=Doug52392;19588489]And I thought airline tickets were overpriced. The average cost of a space ticket is well over a million dollars. Who in the hell would be able to afford that?[/QUOTE]
millionaires?
just sayin.
[QUOTE=Doug52392;19588489]And I thought airline tickets were overpriced. The average cost of a space ticket is well over a million dollars. Who in the hell would be able to afford that?[/QUOTE]
Virgin Galactic is selling tickets for a mere $200,000 per seat.
[QUOTE=Doug52392;19588489]And I thought airline tickets were overpriced. The average cost of a space ticket is well over a million dollars. Who in the hell would be able to afford that?[/QUOTE]
It's not like the prices are going to get cheaper or anything.
Well 200,000 quite alot less than Russians charge for 1 trip in space.
Lots of rich people in Florida, next state is probably gonna be California or New York.
"Spaceport"? "Virgin [i]Galactic[/i]"? Jesus Christ, is it really the future already?
[QUOTE=ripsipiirakk;19588713]Well 200,000 quite alot less than Russians charge for 1 trip in space.[/QUOTE]
Therefor the trip goes only a few minutes instead of a whole week.
[QUOTE=DrLuke;19588803]Therefor the trip goes only a few minutes instead of a whole week.[/QUOTE]
I think he meant the MiG flights to edge of space. Or maybe not.
[QUOTE=Shugo;19588731]"Spaceport"? "Virgin [i]Galactic[/i]"? Jesus Christ, is it really the future already?[/QUOTE]
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:v:?
When the tech gets better, and we're using stuff that ain't as expensive, them prices'll probably drop. In a decade or 3, at least...
[QUOTE=PLing;19590210]I think he meant the MiG flights to edge of space. Or maybe not.[/QUOTE]
Richard Garriot, the guy behind Tabula Rasa, paid $30 Mil for 10 days in Space
Once we come up with some new way to put shit into space. (Nuclear Energy anyone? Just a few atoms can give off more heat and energy than we know what to frickin do with) It'll probably become MUCH cheaper, and easier to send even more weight into space, and when that happens. It'll be like the years after the Wright Brothers, The Air, open and free, not very regulated, fun, etc.... And then some years after that, Space will have it's own speed limits and airspace borders, rules and regulations
[QUOTE=Smirnoff Joe;19590928]When the tech gets better, and we're using stuff that ain't as expensive, them prices'll probably drop. In a decade or 3, at least...[/QUOTE]
That's what we said thirty years ago and look how far rocket technology and commercial spaceflight has come
I lol'ed at Virgin Galactic.
They must now change their name to 'Florida intergalactic spaceport'.
[QUOTE=Shugo;19588731]"Spaceport"? "Virgin [i]Galactic[/i]"? Jesus Christ, is it really the future already?[/QUOTE]
Yes it is now 2010
in 2009 we used cars, in 2010 we use space travel
get with the times
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