# I hope he stays in space forever OR One down four to go **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 1, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839 "2002-06-01T03:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/1 "2002-06-01T03:17:50Z")
[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020531/ap\_en\_mu/russia\_space\_tourists\_6](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020531/ap_en_mu/russia_space_tourists_6) ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/2 "2002-06-01T03:21:16Z")
Yeah, send them all up there, change the name to 'N Orbit, and let the Russians keep them. ---
**Author:** ![cercaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@cercaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cercaria)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/3 "2002-06-01T03:33:05Z")
But how will he make any more of his [quality movies](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0279286) all the way up there? ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/4 "2002-06-01T07:16:28Z")
eh; eccentric rich people spending gross amounts of money on mental frontier experiences are the major way that the cutting edge whittles down to the norm. think of it like this; he’s out twenty million dollars, and you’re one step closer to vacationing in space. huzzah! (libertarian++ comment removed due to forethought and sleep deprivation. libertarian+ comment remains.) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/5 "2002-06-01T15:03:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > change the name to 'N Orbit If they have trouble on re-entry, maybe they’ll change the name to 'N Cinerate. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/6 "2002-06-01T15:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\* > If they have trouble on re-entry, maybe they’ll change the name to 'N Cinerate. \*\* Well, we can hope, can’t we? ---
**Author:** ![Efrem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@Efrem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Efrem)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/7 "2002-06-01T15:36:07Z")
Of course like all new things on the market I think I’ll wait until the hype dies down and prices become a little more affordlbe, before I give it some thought. Anyone has a couple o’ mil to burn on the Russians? ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/8 "2002-06-01T15:59:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\* > If they have trouble on re-entry, maybe they’ll change the name to 'N Cinerate. \*\* Come on, you guys. You’re all being really 'N Sensitive. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/9 "2002-06-01T16:22:29Z")
Well they started by being 'N Sipid ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/10 "2002-06-01T17:49:39Z")
I have to N’sist that you stop this N’sanity right now! ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/11 "2002-06-01T18:10:02Z")
You know, just a few years ago I polled a lot of my friends and said “if you had the money, would you go into space” and a ton of them said “in a second” and now, all of the sudden we spew vitriol at a kid who has the money and is going into space. I will never ever ever understand this constant 'N Sync bashing. There is SO much other shit in the world to get worked up about. I hope he has a great time. j ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/12 "2002-06-01T20:03:22Z")
I am no fan of N’Sync, but I am impressed with Lance bass for wanting to go into space. I know I would if I had the money and the clout to get a berth. This is great for a couple of reasons. One, it might get some kids who otherwise might not care into the sciences. If some little N’Sync fan decides to bone up on her math and science (or her singing skills) and choose a career in physics and engineering, I’m all for it. Second, we need to go back into space. Back in the 1960s, we put a man on the moon. Today, the infrastructure for exploiting the resources of space is lacking, due to public indifference and political expedience. We need to Not only is space research and exploration imnportant for its own sake, but also for the wealth of incidental products, like CATscans and Goretex that were developed out of the quest to reach the moon. Moreover, there is another, more long-term reason to get off this rock: > [@](#): > > But their music still sucks. 🙂 > “Ask ten different scientists about the environment, population control, genetics and you’ll get ten different answers, but there’s one thing every scientist on the planet agrees on. Whether it happens in a hundred years or a thousand years or a million years, eventually our Sun will grow cold and go out. When that happens, it won’t just take us. It’ll take Marilyn Monroe and Lao-Tzu, Einstein, Morobuto, Buddy Holly, Aristophanes … and all of this … all of this was for nothing unless we go to the stars.” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/13 "2002-06-01T20:19:51Z")
> [@](#): > > I will never ever ever understand this constant 'N Sync bashing. Me neither. Not when their’s still so much Britney bashing to be done. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/14 "2002-06-01T22:56:52Z")
or how about just listening to the music you like and leaving everyone else alone. I hate Korn, but you don’t see me wishing they WOULD INCINERATE in OUTER SPACE. Jesus christ. j ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/15 "2002-06-01T23:50:31Z")
Well, I’m not an NSYNC fan, but my sister is. AND, I know for a fact that NSYNC ARE fans of MST3K. That aleast gets them a few cool points. (Hello, they even do a mock up with Tom Servo at concerts!) ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/16 "2002-06-02T00:05:32Z")
Come on, **jarbabyj** , even CNN couldn’t resist making stupid puns. You make us sound… 'N Human or something. -fh ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/17 "2002-06-02T00:09:04Z")
Well…I guess maybe I’m just tired of it. Dennis Miller, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, all of them have expressed a great interest in “leaving him there” Haw haw haw haw if it’s not mean, at the very least…it’s just not funny. YOU DON’T LIKE 'N SYNC. WE GET IT. j ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/18 "2002-06-02T00:27:18Z")
Well I don’t have a TV, and I don’t care a whit about 'N Sync. I just love terrible puns. Keep 'em coming. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/19 "2002-06-02T00:32:57Z")
So, J, how about those Packers? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/20 "2002-06-02T02:39:07Z")
“Of course like all new things on the market I think I’ll wait until the hype dies down and prices become a little more affordlbe, before I give it some thought.” Yup. It worked for the Playstation 2! eheheehe! Just that we’d probably be dead by the time it’s affordable for everyone, IF it ever will be since I don’t normally buy into the trickle down shit! Ah well! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839.md?page=2)