Apollo 8 was the first shot of the Saturn-V sending anything toward the moon.
Quote from: neoforce on 02/27/2017 08:47 pmAny speculation if they will do an unmanned dry run?This is not "speculation", this is clearly explained it will be the case in the official statement.
Any speculation if they will do an unmanned dry run?
Space tourism is a side show. I hope these stunt persons paid full price for this. Seems to have little upside and many possible pitfalls. This make SpaceX seem less serious.
Any speculation if they will do an unmanned dry run? Maybe with the Falcon Heavy demo?If I was the paying customer, I would feel more comfortable that they are certified by NASA for commercial crew AND they successfully demonstrated the Circumlunar flight path
I'm somehow glum about this announcement. I mean, it's great that this move is happening - that the technology and processes will be developed to further humanity into space. But at the same time - to have that first great leap in 50 year go to ... tourists!?. This hurts and makes me a bit angry. People with extreme amounts of money are yet again able to buy their way though life. I would have been happier if the announcement read: "Wealthy private individuals donate significant money to SpaceX to train and launch two engineering citizen scientists on a free return orbit of the moon. The two future private astronauts will be chosen based on merit, education, and their ability to stimulate and captivate the future generation of space explorer..." (you get the idea).Am I alone in this?
Can we do a back of the envelope calculation of the price? My gu is about $500 million...
No mention of a crew, only 2 passengers?
Can we do a back of the envelope calculation of the price? My gu is about $500 million... Gesendet von meinem SM-T800 mit Tapatalk