Mark24688m 0 #1 November 8, 2007 http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12890-shuttle-discovery-lands-after-gruelling-mission.html Just read this article today about Discovery, and it got me thinking. If YOU had a chance to go into space or take a trip to the international space station, would you go? I would without even thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #2 November 8, 2007 ABSOLUTELY!!! WITHOUT A DOUBT!!!!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 November 8, 2007 In a heartbeat.... Zero-G rocks.. it would be fun to play in it for days instead of an all too short few seconds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #4 November 8, 2007 Where do I suit up at? And good luck trying to get me to come back...Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #5 November 8, 2007 Where's the line? I've been watching the space flights since the Apollo missions (I guess that shows my age pretty well!) and been wishing I could be there."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 November 8, 2007 . . . remember - that is a government planned construction built by the lowest bidder.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 November 8, 2007 Quote . . . remember - that is a government planned construction built by the lowest bidder. Yeah but so was the C-47 and look how well THAT turned out! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #8 November 8, 2007 Yeah, but I'd still take my chances!"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #9 November 8, 2007 Quote Yeah, but I'd still take my chances! Second that...Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 November 8, 2007 FUCK YEAH I WOULD!!! Now if only I had an extra $20 million to spend... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #11 November 8, 2007 Quote FUCK YEAH I WOULD!!! Now if only I had an extra $20 million to spend... I'll take it out of my RTS account and forward it to you.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 November 8, 2007 I'd rather go to the bottom of the ocean. Better chance of seeing aliens.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #13 November 8, 2007 Absolutely. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #15 November 8, 2007 Yes. Sign me up."Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #16 November 8, 2007 I'd go without thinking too."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark24688m 0 #17 November 9, 2007 Quote I'd rather go to the bottom of the ocean. Better chance of seeing aliens. Haha thats a good theory Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #18 November 9, 2007 in a heart beat, without the slightest hesitation what so ever.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #19 November 9, 2007 YES I WOULD! TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #20 November 9, 2007 Quote . . . remember - that is a government planned construction built by the lowest bidder. Government contracts for space missions aren't always awarded to the lowest bidder. There are other figures of merit. Commercial ventures on the other hand... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #21 November 9, 2007 I was being ambiguous. Better chance of seeing extraterrestrials too, probably.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincentVL. 0 #22 November 9, 2007 Going into space is dangerous shit. Coming out of space back to earth is batshitinsanely dangerous shit. For all you dorks with a statistics fetish: check how many people have gone into space and how many made it back alive. You have a better chance of surviving when you make a stowed basejump from 160ft with your cheststrap undone. So would I do it? Most def. When I'm a little older perhaps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #23 November 9, 2007 Hell yeah! psipike02: Quote And good luck trying to get me to come back... Easy. you can't skydive very well in zero gravity. It would be more like synchronised swimming. VincentVL: Quote Going into space is dangerous shit. Coming out of space back to earth is batshitinsanely dangerous shit. For all you dorks with a statistics fetish: check how many people have gone into space and how many made it back alive. The magic words: HALO-jump WR"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #24 November 9, 2007 hahaha lots of "sure" and hell yeah... and I too fall into that category!!so i laughed when i saw this 'voice of reason' post. hahaha true enough it IS tricky stuff..... But i bet the view is worth the chance... There was no question posed about "getting back "... and so who wouldn't want to go into outer space....? someday all our energy winds up there, anyway... better to go , while we can still enjoy it.....besides IF we could go into outer space, we might like it so much that we wouldn't want to return to this planet... ( Gives the term 'Ground Bound' a whole new perspective ) j Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
