Only a trip around it, no landing.
The Russian space-shuttle maker Energia has submitted a proposal for would-be space tourists to the Federal Space Agency Roskosmos to charter a flight to the moon, the daily newspaper Izvestia reported.
Spacecraft have already been selected, a flight route worked out and a business plan compiled. All that is left to do is find someone wanting to take a 2-week trip to the Moon for $100 million.
The game tourist will spend the first seven days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). After that, a Soyuz TMA spacecraft will carry a mission commander and the tourist for a flyby of the Moon, subsequently returning to the Earth. It will take 18 months or two years to manufacture all the required equipment and to implement the project as soon as the money is received.
For that kind of scratch, I want to be able to freakin’ boink on the Moon, not simply fly around it!
Padeye
July 28, 2005, 12:07pm
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I guess regular workin’ joes like us demand a bit more value for our vacation dollar.
Wouldn’t the ‘landing’ part be the most dangerous and cost a ton more money? I think the 100 million package is the bargain one. If you actually want to land on the thing you have to pay lots more. I’m guessing an extra 50 mil aught to do it.
Mr. Blue Sky (on the moon to Mrs. Blue Sky): “What do you mean “You have the keys”? I thought YOU had the keys!”
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