Space Tourism, do we need it ?

[NotRealist]

Re: Space Tourism, do we need it ?

I read an article about space tourism, where an ordinary person can pay to fly to outer space. Surprisingly, its has become so popular that, even at $20 million a ticket, the Russian Space Agency is fully booked until 2009.

On the other site of the world, according to UNICEF 30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth. Being week and meek in life makes these dying even more invisible to us. Some would say that a person with so much money to spend should be giving it to help the hungry instead of taking a quick trip to outer space. Others might disagree, stating that a person has every right to do with his money as he pleases. Investing in space technology has benefits to society in general, so the money isn't totally wasted.

What do you think? Would you ride the rocket or help the hungry? I suppose you could choose to do both, but for the sake of this query, let's assume that the person who takes the rocket isn't interested in helping the poor with the remainder of his fortune.

you know, fully booked till 2009 for the russian space program is less than twenty flights. and have you forgotten, this is america here? why aren't we helping the poor and the sick but mostly the hungry. in russia, they have no money to give to anyone. so they need things like this to stimulate their economy

[Ahimaaz Smith]

Re: Space Tourism, do we need it ?

With the Rapture being just across the corner, I think I'd like to see the circle of the Earth at least once before it all breaks down and our Saviour™ comes and destroys the ocean, so I would ride the rocket...

It would be an interesting ride, but I'd be scared that the secular rocket designers wouldn't properly account for the firmament of the Heavens, and my spaceship would hit it and crash, just like what happened to the Challenger crew. Of course, that wouldn't be so bad from my perspective, since it would only be a short trip up to Heaven, but I feel that the Lord has not yet finished with His purpose for putting me here on Earth.

and you know, sin causes poverty!

Excellent point. Besides, we will have the poor with us always, so it is hopeless to try to relieve their temporal discomfitures. The best use for that alms money is a donation to one of Landover's fine overseas missions--since the poor are dropping like flies from starvation, it's all that more imperative that we see to the salvation of their immortal souls before it is too late.

[Dr. Santiago Solo]

Re: Space Tourism, do we need it ?

What do you think? Would you ride the rocket or help the hungry? I suppose you could choose to do both, but for the sake of this query, let's assume that the person who takes the rocket isn't interested in helping the poor with the remainder of his fortune.

With the Rapture being just across the corner, I think I'd like to see the circle of the Earth at least once before it all breaks down and our Saviour(tm) comes and destroys the ocean, so I would ride the rocket... and you know, sin causes poverty!

[Nobar King]

I read an article about space tourism, where an ordinary person can pay to fly to outer space. Surprisingly, its has become so popular that, even at $20 million a ticket, the Russian Space Agency is fully booked until 2009.

On the other site of the world, according to UNICEF 30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth. Being week and meek in life makes these dying even more invisible to us. Some would say that a person with so much money to spend should be giving it to help the hungry instead of taking a quick trip to outer space. Others might disagree, stating that a person has every right to do with his money as he pleases. Investing in space technology has benefits to society in general, so the money isn't totally wasted.

What do you think? Would you ride the rocket or help the hungry? I suppose you could choose to do both, but for the sake of this query, let's assume that the person who takes the rocket isn't interested in helping the poor with the remainder of his fortune.