Re: Is Virgin Galactic for Real?

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:23:09 -0600, Pat Flannery <flanner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Seriously, if space tourism catches on it has the seeds of its own
>destruction built right in. At the moment it is a very, very, rare thing
>to meet someone who has been into space; but after the first thousand
>space tourists or so, that won't be the case, and it will lose its cachet.
>
>Pat

How many people have summited Everest? Has it lost it's cachet?

For those playing along at home, the answer is: <ding> 2249, according to
www.everesthistory.com


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