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Old 07-23-2021, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MACH7SS View Post
This thread began as a commentary on Wally Funk's accomplishments but quickly turned to a political disagreement. I have a much easier question for any experts in the Villages and beyond. Other than "space tourism" for the ultra wealthy, where is this private flight endeavour going? Is there any practical purpose to sending rockets/space vehicles into space and back or are these flights purely for entertainment purposes? To me, these launches are exact duplicates of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard. Straight up and straight back.
Hey, if the rich wish to "burn money" (pun?) by a new form of entertainment, bully for them. The more they spend the better for everyone else. I am sure that the "GREEN" folks will complain about air pollution, though.
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