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To: ig who wrote (202101)	4/12/2007 2:33:46 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 793789

"Space Adventures plans to expand its offerings next year to include a 100-million-dollar trip around the moon..." They should just have a really well developed simulator, and pay the customer's family members $10k each to tell him that they watched the rocket take off. You could do 20 $100 million "flights" per day!

To: ig who wrote (202101)	4/12/2007 2:43:32 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 793789

>>a 100-million-dollar trip around the moon...<< My favorite "moon tourism" book... A Fall of Moondust is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1961. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel. By the 21st century, the moon has been colonised, and although still very much a research establishment, it is open to tourists who can afford the trip. One of its attractions is a "cruise" across one of the "Seas" that has filled over eons with very fine dust. The specially designed "boat" skims over the surface of the dust, which is so fine that it almost behaves like water. But on one cruise, a problem develops. A Moonquake causes an underground cavern to collapse, upsetting the equilibrium. As the dustcruiser Selene passes over, it sinks several metres below the surface of the dust. With limited air supply, no way for heat generated to escape, no communications and no one quite sure where they are, how will they get rescued? How will the occupants pass the time without psychologically cracking? It's the biggest challenge to date for Captain Pat Harris, and for Chief Engineer (Earthside) Lawrence, who must plan and successfully organise a rescue expedition.