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Holidays on the Moon

mustard-tree — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:52:24 GMT

Navid Jain of Moon Express says he hopes to be able to offer holidays on the moon within a decade, for just under £8,000.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/holidays-on-the-moon-could-be-available-within-a-decade-for-8000-095959430.html

A possibility or just wishful thinking?

Re: Holidays on the Moon

littleme61_6 — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:04:21 GMT

I imagine this could be a possibility. Many people these days have visited places far and wide, looking for that something different. So maybe many would jump at the opportunity to go to visit the Moon. I am quite happy to stay on Earths ground though. I am adventurous, but not so much to travel that far.

Re: Holidays on the Moon

cee-dee — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:29:37 GMT

I suppose I'm going to pour cold water on the idea but the practicalities of it are beyond "normal" people.

The preparation for blast off would exclude most people for a start. If it was going to be "so easy" both the Russians and Americans would have been up and down umpteen times.

For that price, a lot of people would have to go at once and there's no space vehicle big enough to accommodate many people never mind get it off the Earth and back again.

It's a pie-in-the-sky proposal at the moment or in ten years time. It'd be like saying, in 1935 "In ten years time we're going to have a plane flying which can take 600 passengers on holiday".......

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Anonymous — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:20:05 GMT

And what are those people going to do when they arrive at their destination. Sunbathing?

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jd.linklater — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:31:39 GMT

That's exactly what I was thinking. What the hell would anyone find to do up there? It's a long way to go just to experience low gravity, I'd rather spend £8000 on a decent cruise.

Re: Holidays on the Moon

evoman3957 — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:10:08 GMT

I'll give it 5 years and one end of " Moonstreet " will have a fish and chip shop and a pub and the other end a curry shop and a mosque...........same **** different ~~day~~ Planet.

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aand2136-voqfz8yx — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:44:57 GMT

You can put me down!

Although I imagine in my lifetime the physical requirements of such a journey are beyond most people.

No doubt children born today will see the Moon as a holiday destination in the same way those born before the jet engine viewed the US or Australia. It'll probably be for the rich, but the travelling will be quicker and far less onerous

Great place for astronomers as there's little atmosphere to spoil the view

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fallen-archie — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:38:42 GMT

Trust CD to bring this down to practical matters, But at least he correctly admitted he ws about to pour water on it.

I won't be taking up the offer as I am unlikely to be accepted for this but even if I were I cannot see the point in ptting my body through such an experience just to get a view of the earth. I would also object to being catheterised simply to keep up with the demands of diuretics.

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cee-dee — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:09:50 GMT

Quicker eh? It's a quarter of a million miles to the moon. If you think a long-haul jet flight is a bit of as drag, just imagine how long you're going to be cooped up in some sort of capsule to the Moon, about 3 days!

Travelling is only part of it. You've got to speed up to get there in that time, then, you've got to slow down and that's before you even think about landing. There's no runways there, yet.

Blasting off from the Moon won't be so difficult (comparatively speaking) but when you get back towards the Earth, not only have you got to slow down, whatever you're travelling in has to survive re-entry and then there's to joy to come of the actual landing.

The only vehicle (so far) that went in to space and landed like a conventional plane on a runway was the Space Shuttle and that didn't land on the Moon either.

SO, what new wonders can be made to work in the next 10 years capable of taking "toutrists"? Won't happen.

Comparing what I said about 1935 aircraft to present day, from then and 10 years on, the only plane made during that time-scale that was big enough was the Spruce Goose and that only ever made one flight without the supposed payload of 750 troops. Look how long it took to get the Airbus 380 aloft?

The proposed time-scale for tourist Moon travel of 10 years just isn't practical.

Re: Holidays on the Moon

evoman3957 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:55:06 GMT

If you're nice, I'll get you there in the EVO in a couple of hours

Re: Holidays on the Moon

evoman3957 — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:01:13 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00XbDRuI78Y

Re: Holidays on the Moon

mustard-tree — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:19:22 GMT

Sorry to be pedantic evoman, but the Moon is not a planet.

Re: Holidays on the Moon

evoman3957 — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 12:23:45 GMT

You're quite right ( I think the word " Moon " is a dead give away ).......although I'm sure you got my drift.