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Re:Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the... by DivestTrump on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @09:51AM (#28456951)
The world just watched three billionaires make fools of themselves to establish space tourism and I'm sure Russia noticed. This is the director's second launch this year and I can't see the Russian film industry being able to recoup that kind of investment. He must have received approval from the highest ranks in Russia, if it wasn't their idea/bankroll to begin with. Innovative propagandists even if it does seem gimmicky.
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Re:Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the... by garblegarble on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:17AM (#28457348)
>The world just watched three billionaires make fools of themselves to establish space tourism

At most two, surely - Branson and Bezos were rushing to get themselves (in their own untested launch systems) up to the Karman line and drop back down again. Although arguably only Bezos made a fool of himself by acting butt-hurt about flying after Branson.

By contrast, Musk is launching paying customers into orbit on a proven rocket system that launches NASA astronauts to the ISS, same as Soyuz. If somebody's willing to pay for the launch and risk their lives, why wouldn't you let them?

>and I'm sure Russia noticed

Space tourism is hardly anything new for Russia - as far as I know, all space tourists who've flown to orbit so far have done so on Soyuz.

I'm more upset that Roscosmos, in their rush to fly the film set to the ISS, endangered the station.

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Re:Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the... by dylan604 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:54AM (#28457954)
Hasn't Tom Cruise been in the news about doing this same thing? Only, once again, the Russians do it first.

Edit: clearly people dont believe me:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52556699

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/russia-racing-beat-tom...

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Re:Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the... by mlindner on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @11:10AM (#28458235)
Three? You mean two? Branson and Bezos.
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