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Old September 29th 04, 01:05 AM
Montblack
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("mike regish" wrote)
No scam. But I wouldn't call $200k + exactly affordable.



That's for what, 3 minutes in space?

The Russian space tourist flights, at 10-20 million, where they send you
into orbit for a week or so, and then maybe get you back down again
(sometime) sound like the better bargain.


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Old September 29th 04, 06:43 PM
Robert Briggs
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Montblack wrote:
mike regish wrote:

No scam. But I wouldn't call $200k + exactly affordable.


That's for what, 3 minutes in space?

The Russian space tourist flights, at 10-20 million, where they
send you into orbit for a week or so, and then maybe get you back
down again (sometime) sound like the better bargain.


The Russian option may very well be the better bargain for the Duke
of Westminster, but there are plenty of folk who couldn't come up
with anything like that sum who *could* rustle up Branson's hundred
(UK) grand - heck, I reckon *I* could do that by cashing in some
investments and remortgaging my house.
 




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