Re: $208,000 for a Ticket into ...Space! A Turning Point in Space exploration.

From: Ian Stirling (root_at_mauve.demon.co.uk)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: 29 Sep 2004 14:48:34 GMT

In sci.space.policy Jeff Findley <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> wrote:
>
> "Curious-yellow" <curious@yellow.com> wrote in message
> news:4159efe1$1_2@127.0.0.1...
>> The new service will be called Virgin Galactic and expects to fly 3,000
> new astronauts
>> in its first five years. Fares will start at $208,000 for a two- to
> three-hour
>> suborbital flight, including three days' training.
>
> Is that price really so bad? It is, after all, a full two orders of
> magnitude cheaper than the going price for an orbital flight. Based on the
> survey results, I think they've reached a price point where the very rich
> will find this an affordable price for "the ultimate thrill ride".

Though about an order of magnitude more expensive per second.

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