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Mephistopheles Janx 06-28-2023 12:38 PM
1 week after a billionaire imploded 5 people, another is set to take people to space.
 
A deal at only $450,000 per person!

Quote:
(NYSE: SPCE) today announced the crew of its first commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 01,’ with a target flight date of June 29, 2023. The three-person crew from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy will board VSS Unity for a 90-minute flight to conduct a series of suborbital science experiments.
https://investors.virgingalactic.com...2029%2C%202023.

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Now... Richard Branson was also looking into carbon fiber hulls for submersibles but to his credit he scrubbed the project. He also has a lot more regulations to follow than the people at Oceangate since they were operating out of international waters.

While there is a Space Force in existence... they really can't do much ATM in terms of search and rescue.

Mecca 06-28-2023 12:44 PM
Well this should go swimmingly.

BWillie 06-28-2023 12:52 PM
Hey, gotta break an egg to make an omelet

Mephistopheles Janx 06-28-2023 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 16997590)
Hey, gotta break an egg to make an omelet
These eggs are unlikely to break as 0-1 Atmospheres of pressure > 375 Atmospheres of pressure but we very well may see them flash frozen.

Rain Man 06-28-2023 01:36 PM
I'm pondering offering billionaires an exclusive opportunity to see my living room. As far as I know, no billionaires have ever been here. $400,000 will buy them two hours of access.

Marcellus 06-28-2023 02:29 PM
The 2 things are not remotely the same thing in terms of level of danger. We have a lot of experience putting things in space going back 65+ years, there is very little experience in taking people 2 miles deep in the ocean.

The Franchise 06-28-2023 02:30 PM
90 minutes? That’s it?

bdj23 06-28-2023 02:30 PM
Where would you rather die? Space or 10,000 feet below the sea?

DaFace 06-28-2023 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 16997861)
90 minutes? That’s it?
Better than Bezos's 11-minute dildo ride.

Donger 06-28-2023 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 16997898)
Better than Bezos's 11-minute dildo ride.
LMAO

DaFace 06-28-2023 02:44 PM
As for the actual flight, there are some definite similarities between Oceangate and Virgin Galactic. They've tested the system out a number of times, but an early version did break apart in mid-air (Frankie redeemed!) and killed one of the pilots. But it's performed reasonably well since, so I hope for the best.

Kiimo 06-28-2023 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BDj23 (Post 16997864)
Where would you rather die? Space or 10,000 feet below the sea?
I think the way the submersible people died might be the most painless version of death you could possibly choose.

You're literally dead before the pain signals can get to your brain.

Mephistopheles Janx 06-28-2023 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BDj23 (Post 16997864)
Where would you rather die? Space or 10,000 feet below the sea?
Death under the sea at that depth would be instant. In the case of losing cabin pressure or being ejected into space you have about a minute to ponder everything that went wrong before dying.

If death was inevitable… give me the implosion.

If we are just talking about taking a risk with the possibility of death akin to modern astronauts or a military sub taking me down… take me up to space. The explorer in me wants to see the vastness of space… not just as far the little bit of light we have with us allows.

BleedingRed 06-28-2023 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx (Post 16997928)
Death under the sea at that depth would be instant. In the case of losing cabin pressure or being ejected into space you have about a minute to ponder everything that went wrong before dying.

If death was inevitable… give me the implosion.

If we are just talking about taking a risk with the possibility of death akin to modern astronauts then take me up into space or a military sub taking me down… the explorer in me wants to see the vastness of space… not just as far the little bit of light we have with us allows.
You sure it would take a minute, isn't space like super cold? Wouldn't you just like insta freeze?

Mephistopheles Janx 06-28-2023 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BleedingRed (Post 16997932)
You sure it would take a minute, isn't space like super cold? Wouldn't you just like insta freeze?
Yup!

https://www.livescience.com/human-body-no-spacesuit#


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