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[PortTack]

1. Right..and it will..accidents happen

[brooklynite]

3. Good thing spaceflight didn't end after the Challenger explosion.....

[JHB]

24. Although the "civilians in space" program did,...

...which is the more relevant point for a program whose intended major revenue stream is space tourism.

There will be a lot fewer individuals willing to fork over the bill after an explosion and attendant deaths of passengers. That gap will expand exponentially if there is more than one explosion and attendant deaths of passengers.

[brooklynite]

2. And people will stop flying the next time there's a plane crash?

[JHB]

25. Given that this is the "early years", which for aviation would be the mid 19-teens and early 20s...

...yes. Prominent crashes will put people off. Won't stop everything, but if your business plan is geared for big-spenders out for a thrill, your pool of customers may shrink dramatically if they start contemplating that a 1-way trip is entirely possible.

[brooklynite]

26. Take a look at "The Spirit of St. Louis".....

When Lindbergh was preparing to fly to Paris, a French team took off from Paris, and disappeared (presumed dead) thereafter. Lindbergh didn’t delay his departure.

[JHB]

28. Lindbergh was not a rich dilettante on a joyride.

Besos' hoped-for customer base is.

[brooklynite]

29. People didn't stop flying Concorde after the Aur France crash.

[JHB]

31. Neither the Concord, nor aviation in general, were new by then

Also, Concords were airliners with actual destinations, even if they catered to deeper-pocketed clientele. The people who bought tickets wanted to get somewhere, just faster.

So again, this is not a valid comparison to Besos' space-(really more "upper atmosphere" ) tourism business model, which relies on brief joyrides.

One mission that goes wrong and results in the death of the paying passengers will be a huge blow to his business model. If there's a string of failures, a much bigger word than "blow" will be appropriate.

Remember, as long as the price tag is tied to "rich idiot burning cash" territory, it's at the mercy of rich idiots.

[brooklynite]

34. Neither is manned space flight...

Virgin Galactic had a fatal crash in the test phase. Has it stopped people from signing up?

[krispos42]

38. A third of the people climbing Mt Everest die

If anything, it's making the climb even more popular

[Budi]

4. WTF. Really?

Ffs.

[FreeState]

5. I hope not

Those company’s have workforces who have good jobs that would be lost (not only that the space tourism part is just a fraction of their business).

[Initech]

21. Agreed!

My company does a lot of work for one, though I can't say which because of non disclosure agreements.

[CrackityJones75]

6. Geezuz....

Are you for real?

[jimfields33]

7. I swear. Airplanes never would have happened had the internet been around then

Nor trains or cars, etc.

[JohnSJ]

8. It will be a reality one day. I suspect when those who sailed in the primitive ships in the ocean,

or the flights of the Wright brothers, etc. some thought the same thing

[Hekate]

9. Cheery thought. Old exploratory sailing vessels used to sink with some regularity...

… as they tried to make it around the globe. If scurvy didn’t get you, vicious weather would.

What ails you?

[Thomas Hurt]

10. Several of those corporate rockets have blown up during testing...check youtube.

just like many NASA rockets blew up during testing.

Capitalism has its greedy little paws on space and it isn't going anywhere.

It was in fact inevitable.

[Hekate]

18. Capitalism drove hundreds of years of sailing exploration in search of new trade routes

Curiosity has always been with us — and so has the profit motive.

[alphafemale]

11. That is a horrible thing to wish for

Seriously messed up

[Mr.Bill]

12. Will the entire Trump family fit

in one of those rockets?

[luv2fly]

13. What a horrible post n/t

[Sherman A1]

14. You are being far too charitable

[relayerbob]

15. I hate cars, too.

Why them folks gone scare my horses and knock my cart over.

[Happy Hoosier]

16. Wow. NT

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. Well, this post ain't going into space. nt

[hardluck]

19. You seem giddy by the prospect

What a disturbing post.

[tritsofme]

20. This is some sick shit right here.

Grow up.

[Initech]

23. This is a really terrible post. Delete this.

[Patton French]

27. Oh, such an unpleasant thought.

Best not said out loud.

[Zeitghost]

32. I remember a day

when liberals championed technology, curiosity and exploration into the unknown. Now some cheer for the disasters that sometimes come when boundaries are tested.

Then again, maybe it's always been there and the anonymity of the internet brings out the worst of some people.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

36. Those were the days when

Liberals had their lights on for Halloween and candy for the kids.

[Saboburns]

33. You couldn't be more wrong.

SMDH

[Baitball Blogger]

35. Wow. Dark.

Everyone knows there is risk involved. Hopefully they will retire the rocket long before it fails due to metal stress.

[Raine]

37. What a sick post, disgusting. 👎🙄 nt

[Shrek]

39. The Titanic ended cruising once and for all