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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by dorfsmay on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:44AM (#27895152)
How many amateurs pay a lot of money to be able to say they went to the top of mount Everest, which is probably a lot more risky?
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by gist on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:52AM (#27895268)
Good point but a bit different. People view climbing Everest as an achievement as opposed to going up in a rocket which even though you need to prepare seems less daunting and a different type of risk.

Not that it matters but I wonder which of these buys more social capital?

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by bronco21016 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @01:51PM (#27896910)
Exactly. As a pilot, I find both of these rides uninspiring. Now if I could strap myself to the top of a Titan II in a Gemini capsule and do some piloting… now that would be an experience.
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