SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year

Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by biosoup on Monday February 27, 2017 @04:47PM (#13748544)

I'm gonna make my tip, given Elon's history:

Sergey Brin and Larry Page

Two of his freind rich enough, geeky enough, to go first.

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by schwarrrtz on Monday February 27, 2017 @04:51PM (#13748593)

Something tells me they wouldn't both go on the same trip, given the risk.

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by biosoup on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:04PM (#13748751)

yeah, their insurance company would be furious :)

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by mrep on Monday February 27, 2017 @09:26PM (#13750627)

Insurance company?

Why would billionaires waste their money or time on insurance?

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by janywer on Monday February 27, 2017 @04:58PM (#13748683)

just imagine the effects on Alphabet's stock price

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by biosoup on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:03PM (#13748742)

they don't care, they own majority of voting rights and almost the stocks itself

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by ErikHuisman on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:46PM (#13749205)

I would maybe guess Branson and Bezos as a stunt promoting private space tourism and thereby their space companies :)

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:54AM (#13752817)

Wouldn't that be admitting defeat?

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