Space Adventures offering $100 million trip to space

While there's long since been ways to get a piece of your mind (or your best Photoshop effort) launched into space, getting your person up there isn't exactly feasible if your pay stub isn't stamped by NASA. Now, however, Space Adventures is looking to hoist a pair of untrained civilians into space in 2008 and 2009 aboard a Soyuz craft, and the firm will soon be selling seats for the low, low price of $100 million apiece. The Lunar Mission will eventually bring you "to the other side of the moon," and while we're sure the itinerary is quite detailed considering the price of admission, the firm isn't dolling out too much more until you prove your bank account is stocking the required dough.

[Thanks, Yossi]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 7:59PM]

lol

[jsmrekar Posted Jul 19th 2007 8:05PM]

"what do you say to all those conspiracy theorists out there that says to you...the moon don't exist?"

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 8:09PM]

Better check my bank book if I have enough money.


Seriously though, atleast its a big step in civilians going to space. I hope that in my lifetime, space travel can be a little bit affordable.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 9:00PM]

virgin galactic will do it fro 200,000 duh people

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 9:16PM]

@patrick speer
there is quite a difference between 50 kilometers (the edge of what is considered technically space) and the other side of the moon and that difference is $99,800,000.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 9:35PM]

I wonder about how safe it would be, I mean, they will pay that amount for a trip to space and maybe one in a hundred chance that they may die?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 9:36PM]

I wonder if you get a in flight meal or just a measly bag a pretzels...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2007 10:12PM]

don't you remember? they give you M&Ms...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2007 2:58AM]

I just started a fatwallet thread for this. There is a code for 40% off (google is your friend) that I can't post here cuz it's against Engadget rules.

-please, no thread crapping. If you can come up with a better deal...

8)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2007 4:12PM]

I'll give you 5 bucks. And this goat.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2007 4:22PM]

I'll wait for the Vulcan overlords.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 21st 2007 5:06AM]

For a hundred mill, they better take me to an empty but habitable planet that I can claim for my own. Even if I had ten billion dollars, I wouldn't pay a hundred million for a trip to walk around ON the moon, much less a mere cruise around it.