tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142699192011-12-14T18:56:34.764-08:00The Literature Antiquariannoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14269919.post-46625812760871506682006-07-22T07:05:00.000-07:002009-07-24T07:07:56.620-07:00A private Virginia firm that already has sent three men to the international space station for 20 million dollars, announced it will offer an adventure of a lifetime. A mission to walk outside the space station for an extra 15 million dollars.<br /><br />For most people, this is a trip of a lifetime and probably the ultimate vacation. However, you won't get there unless you have 35 million dollars to spend.<br /><br />Eric Anderson, chief executive of Space Adventures, says the company is arranging for the first spacewalking tourist to go into orbit in about a year with the blessing of the Russian space agency. The trip would involve a launch in a Soyuz capsule, an eight-day stay aboard the international space station and a 90-minute spacewalk in a Russian spacesuit. An extra month would be added to the six-month cosmonaut training.<br /><br />The plan still needs the approval of the other 15 partners in the international space station -- including NASA. But Anderson says Russian space officials are confident they can get the O-K.<br /><br />NASA would not comment on the proposal.<br /><br />So, would if you had the money, would you take a walk into space? Of course, there are risks involved and you may not return. But would it be worth the trip?<br /><br />I asked several people if they would make this trip if funds were available. All of them said yes, one said no because it's against their religious belief.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14269919-4662581276087150668?l=shatteredbuddha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Literature Antiquariannoreply@blogger.com0