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SpaceX F9 - Axiom Mission 1 - LC-39A
- Thread starter Grendal
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Yes I would love to do what those guys are experiencing but I checked my funds and I’m a tad short.
Had to chuckle when, during his short speech, Mark Pathy was looking around and thanking people and then said “Oh I forgot to look up”.
adiggs
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I'm still a bit short as well, but I figure a few years or a decade of people buying the $55M tickets - that might get the price down to something I could afford. That'd be wild.
Looking ahead 5 years… Axiom offers 10 orbits in a 60 seater Starship for a $1 million a seat. They run two flights a week and can’t meet demand.
Looking ahead 10 years… Axiom offers 2 days at their LEO station which can accommodate 25 guests and 4 permanent crew, all inclusive including Starship transportation to/from for $2 million per person. They run a flight a week and can’t meet demand.
Sign me up!
adiggs
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Is that "only" 50 million income per trip?
How does that stack up against costs, do you reckon?
I think they might need a bigger space station so they can move more people.
Either way- space travel is SO close! I've been dreaming of this since I read "You Will Go To The Moon" when I was a little boy
NASA ready for Ax-1 return and Crew-4 launch
NASA is gearing up for a rapid-fire series of events on the ISS that includes the return of a private astronaut mission and the launch of a new ISS crew.
spacenews.com
Well, I am postulating that Axiom could run a flight a week, there could be that much demand. So at “only” $50 million/week that is $2.6 billion/year. Do that for a few years and I would think there would be a healthy profit to be made after building the station and allowing for transport costs to/from orbit.
Caveat: obviously I am not an expert I’m just speculating, and I’m assuming that Starship would be flying reliably and cost effectively. Please keep in mind I’m imagining this scenario 10 years from now…
adiggs
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Which in Elon Time could be in 5 years or 20 year
The only thing I'm confident of is that if Elon sees this as a priority, then whether 5 or 20 years, its a done deal. Details to follow.
The free extended stay is probably the greatest lodging savings in history!
Weather in the recovery zone looks pretty poor for the next several days.
If only NASA had gone along with Elon’s desire to have Dragon land retropropulsively, on land. That is the way real spaceships land!
If only NASA had gone along with Elon’s desire to have Dragon land retropropulsively, on land. That is the way real spaceships land!
adiggs
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Wow! Sign me up for that deal.
So they're like up there, watching the clouds and stuff zoom by, and like rooting for bad weather.
'cmon hurricane!'
Traveler review:
"My bedroom is literally the size of a small broom closet. Food tastes terrible. Ventilation could use a lot of work - let's just say glad no one is eating beans. Don't even ask about the toilet. They force you to exercise every day whether you want to or not. Ride to and from "resort" is very bumpy. View is out of this world though"
.. and a great splashdown and a safe return. Another successful mission.
Perfect splashdown! Love the images of the chutes. Interesting that the crew has no video feed of the chutes even though ground control does. Wouldn’t it be possible to run a hard line from the onboard camera in the chute bay to the internal displays in the capsule?
