Blue Origin first human flight

Re:Blue Origin first human flight by afavour on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:12PM (#27897165)

But what’s the actual purpose? Space tourism I get. But beyond that I’m struggling to see the uses of normal people having access to space travel. By comparison people having access to air travel has clear benefits.

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by rhdunn on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:20PM (#27898769)

Our planet will only last so long until the Sun becomes a Red Giant. At that point we will need to venture to at least the outer planets, if not beyond the solar system if we want to continue as a species.

Even in smaller time frames, I read somewhere that one of Bezos' plans is to move manufacturing into space.

And if/when we do get colonies on other planets and moons, some people would want to live there.

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by afavour on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:15PM (#27899446)

> Our planet will only last so long until the Sun becomes a Red Giant.

In, what, five billion years? I’m not sure we need Bezos to be focusing all his money on that timeframe.

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by bamboozled on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:23PM (#27900880)

We have no time to waste on climate change and corona virus.

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by Paradigma11 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:16AM (#27903705)

Engineering and industry. Even small companies will be able to do innovation using microgravity, no gravity.

I am also sure that you could do cool sports events on the moon or a big space station.

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