Space Tourism

[KumaranSanmugathasan]

Google Keshe foundation.

[centaurusa99764]

They have the right idea but the space shuttle is no more in service.We will have to wait until they develop heavier lift launchers for bigger pay loads.Bigelow, will most likely will take over space tourism designs so NASA can ex-span there space horizon plan...Also,there is no way we will go back to the moon with NASA proposed unrealistic cramp capsol plan, with out bigelows plan to send at least 3 habitat pods on the moons surface.

[Finnstudios]

I hate Space Tourism.

[darkevil88188]

soooo do they have economy class?

[ipekatomang]

whoever thought moon shuld be populated with tourism is one shallow individual.

[matthewakian2]

@jorintelis. Has anybody asked why pressure is not put on African governments to sort out their hunger crisis, which is mostly caused by war? And I'm an African.

[matthewakian2]

Now that the shuttle is been retired. I guess no more ETS will go up. Better to make a space station at of Bigelow modules.

[FsimulatorX]

I hope this comes in less than 10 years

[FsimulatorX]

I heard that it would cost $10,000 or something for the Hotel or something. If its $10,000 per night well thats really cheap for 3 days I can stay there and use the money for space instead of buying a new car...

[prjerry7]

only billionaires can afford to travel to space, space company's, public & private, have spent billions to make the space trip cheaper, until they come up with something drastic me and other average Joe's will just have to watch from the sidelines :l

[wackymac28]

i hope we use the same space suits like the shuttle astronauts wear, that would be awesome

[hotrod4you2]

are they a large enough market to make a dent in the debt we now own? liberals, dems,hollywood elite,n.easterner must start to realize and (accept) it ? and understand how serious of a threat it is to THEM AS WELL AS THE POOR! NO MATTER WHO'S FAULT. MR.BUSH COULD HAVE DONE MORE YES & OBAMA MUST STOP THINKING TAX W/ FIX THIS, TAX SHOULD NOT BE TOUCH,THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HIRE AND BUILDING BUSSINESS. IT'S THE SOCIALIST IDEA TO TAKE! WHEN INNOVATION ISTHE AMERICA WAY (stop fighting each other)

[davisgreen2020]

The space station will by Bigolow..Transport is done by Virgin Galactic and SpaceX.Inside the spacestation looked like the film 2001...

[davisgreen2020]

The space station will by Bigolow..Transport is done by Virgin Galactic and SpaceX..

[baillou2]

I wonder where they'll get the spent fuel tanks seeing as how the shuttle program is over now.

I've looked into it a little. Space Island group is barely a real company. Nice video though.

[DrNecromancer64]

I will make the first recreational Space Travel company, 20-30 years from now when I accumulate enough money from tourism.

[bunny153649]

i heard having sex in space might break the penis.....

[Cyrus255]

Most communist in the developed world I mean, sorry. There are a few tiny countries that have higher rates of government spending.

[arachn1dinshoe]

well, they're not going to be using the shuttle, thats for sure!

[jag9998]

Enough with the stations already! Put some freakin' warp cores on that shit!

[cappermeh]

u know in 5 years the space shuttle would be only in museums. It is way to expensive with space shuttles.

[lostintheapplasauce]

this is the best model so far for starting the space economy. i like rings in space.

[MrPcProblems]

Massive dildos in space!

[Delisle4]

Hello Caliberdigital,

Is there any news about the wheel to be built in space??

[karlneo07]

human cant fly, human cant go to the moon, human cant live on space.. yah right! but one thing is for sure. some human have their brain upside down. Nega!

[gullihupfer]

Spacetourismus wird dank vieler Interessenten bald für noch mehr erschwinglich

[Omega3chimp]

There should be a multinational Hotel on the moon shutiling people back and forth.

[chickensupdude]

we should make like a city into space :D where tourists can go on vacations and shit :D xD or hotels on the moon but that will be available when we discover something like the flying saucer which I think they already stole.. anyway so I was saying that something like the flying saucer that cna travel very fast ans safe will be awesome for going into space ;X

[gbilios]

there is a way similar to building ships at sea..all they need is infrastructure in space to build the ship modified for space travel - like a submarine in space..only bigger.

[Omega3chimp]

no way we could do that right know if we just sent a type of space ship that was disposable like one of the mooner landers and on the space hotel there would be other little space ships that shoot people back down to earth.

[GreatExterminator]

@Omega3chimp

Actually, this plan does invovle using current hardware, like the shuttle's ET and liquid boosters.

The Delta Clipper is current the transport vessel, but they are looking at a future use of a simplified version of the space shuttle. From another video on this, Space Island's shuttle would do what NASA's shuttle was dreamt of doing.

[EpiDemic117]

@GreatExterminator ever hear of the Venture Star? That's what we NEED to continue funding in order to make space economical. But before the shitty bush administration floored that project. We need to reopen it! it's a crew carrying vehicle that Doesn't require any stage separations. And has a new innovative heat shield (unlike the shuttles traditional tile system) This thing can land like an orbiter BUT in a matter of DAYS like 2 or 1 it can be refueled and relaunched.

[GreatExterminator]

@chickensupdude

That's sort of the idea the Space Island Project is about.

Well, minus the "flying sacuer" idea, which is fiction anyway.

And we can do better than that design.

[Cyrus255]

@chickensupdude Too bad "we" will probably be bankrupt and left behind. But I'd be quite optimistic for the Chinese --- a culture that actually values hard work and produces, instead of spending all day trying to become actors/artists/directors,etc.

No, no, for Americans space will soon be far too expensive. Heck, NASA might have to be cut to make way for the welfare state. Glad I moved to capitalist China (20% of GDP is govt spending) from Communist USA (50% of GDP is govt spending).

[DOSU344]

@Cyrus255 We humans are so ignorants, we spent so much money on shit. We spent millions for nothing, only for our selfs. It has been my live dream to travel to space and now only the rich can. 20 million for 7 days in space, i would pay it. BUt i dont have that money, imagine that. A space station hotel for all types of people, 900 dollars a day. With pools, tv, internet ect. Just like a hotel, so many people would love to travel and Nasa will gain lots of money from it. But no, money for oil.

[EpiDemic117]

@Cyrus255 the US isn't a fucking communist state MORON! hahah no way you couldn't be trolling right now!

[Cyrus255]

@EpiDemic117 Over 50% of US GDP is government spending.

This means the USA is over 50% central planned. That being the definition of Communism, then the USA is over 50% communist by definition. The US has the HIGHEST corporate tax rate in the developed world, has twice as high of an income tax as China, and then has state taxes to top it off.

So unfortunately for you, the USA is the MOST communist country in the world right now (China is capitalist-in-denial).

[EpiDemic117]

@chickensupdude that is actually a great idea! first we need to find ways to cut costs in terms of launching a vehicle into low earth orbit. So far the only way we see it is expending TONS of energy. traditional rocket engines shown in this vid simply won't work in terms of practicality. What we need is a linear aerospike engine.

[trinikagekavir]

@chickensupdude face fucking palm.

[phoo67]

The plan look to expensive there are cheaper ways to go to space.

[Stratos4Kamikaze]

Imagination?.

Yeah that's right this video is stupid.

[guitarfreak2108]

I have been keeping an eye on Space Island Group for several years, but to me they have appeared only to be stagnant. Don't get me wrong however, I like most of their ideas. Great for micro-gravity research and manufacturing centers. Assuming they can work out the flaws I have noticed in their plans and secure initial funding.

[culmullen]

when do we see some action from these guys... i mean there are many companys saying that they are going to build up space tourism... but very few actually doing somthing in the real world to make it happen (ie) virgin galactic

i'd love to see a time table...

[culmullen]

goning to need windows... people paying that amount want a visual or earth and such, not just float around for a few days

[quelita28]

When is it going to start working for the public and how much will it cost togo up there?

[Membrane556]

The company is still around but they replaced the shuttle with a conic DCY type vehicle that uses a shuttle ET for extra fuel.

If Orion is switched from Ares to Jupiter aka Direct launcher the shuttle ET tooling will remain unchanged.

Also Jupiter 120 core stages can be left in orbit for use in stations like this.

[quelita28]

Does the conic DCY vehicle work as a rocket?

Does it blast people in space?

[Membrane556]

Pretty much and yes it can be manned.

[kapajita9]

asssholes should be doing reparations 2 the world fucked up corners&they getting people 2 pay $20mil 2 fly up 2 space.who the fuck will pay this shit & than that person is just moral less!c'mon man even 1mil would b a waiste.just sit 4 2 minutes if ur pc is as fast as mines&check out the world impoverished conners&people r flying 2 space.haaaa?

[part2themovie]

you have no concept of economies then. I ahte capitalism but money gets wasted everyday. They make the money an d spend it on whatever they believe it is worth, it is what drives "free markets"

[kapajita9]

i will budge away from argument, cos i'm sick & tired of arguing against anti-real humans.but if u were hungry u would b sp pissed off at everything.oh man i hate talking&talking, but please get the picture,just get it man.just get it.the world?have u ever asked urself?

[part2themovie]

I assure my friend I know whats real. Im one of those unrealistic communistic utopian dreams as i assume you are. But most people dont think like that, they immediately accept this world as it is presented to them, and it is people like you who know whats real either choose to spread the truth or use it to exploit the rest. believe me i know what u mean. perhaps there is hope, but we're definitely outnumbered, so for the time being cash rules all, until that day comes, my friend

PEACE

[theinsane102]

Blow up wallstreet, :))))))

in a safe way.

[martelly55]

lol funny :D

[blazerblast]

i like the music so fucking relaxing

[thomas242007]

so heres a question how many people can one station hold

[bixlerscott]

Yes, the American space shuttle is to be phased out in 2010 so the parts might be up for grabs. This opens up a new age of space travel; an age where it privatizes and the technology advances quickly like with computers.

[Puabond]

Government pays for its launch vehicles by taking the cost of production and the company then adds a certain percentage, usually 9.7-10.0 percent, for pure profit, as a result there has been little evolution of launch vehicles since the 1970's. There is simply no money in innovation in this type of dealing.

Resulting in a stagnate space program that cant even achieve the same progress as its 1970's predecessor with the same relative funding.

This station can therefore never happen.

[tuor1984]

Interesting

[caliberdigital]

Don't ask me, I am also a downloader only. :D

[SailorBarsoom]

I downloaded this from SIG some time ago. The video used to end with:

COMING IN 2003

THE

SPACE TOURISM

VIDEO SERIES

Well, where is it?

OK, OK, so it's still cool.

[lootra]

aparrently the company died, although i have heard rumours that they are actually still working

[SailorBarsoom]

I guess I can check from time to time in hopes of being pleasantly surprised.