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I think I'll stay on earth.

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Can i get a job application? I can be the galactic maid.

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Bet the food is "outta this world", too!

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Uh, hello its dangerous enough for the astronauts to be going to space! Now they plan on having a hotel there for the public? That's beyond crazy. Do people really think these things through? I suppose they figure technology will be better in 5 years...but if ya'll don't recall we were supposed to be driving around in flying cars in the year 2000. ...maybe its just me, but my car doesn't fly.

I highly doubt this will happen. If it does, I can only imagine how many "accidents" and people dying will happen.

I cant believe someone is funding something so stupid. There are people dying and starving...but no, who cares about those people, lets just waste a billions of dollars opening a hotel in space. Yep, that sounds like a great plan! ugh.

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We might as well prepare, we are destroying the Earth more quickly than she can repair herself. We all might need somewhere to stay when she dies...

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"This is just the begining of our great adventure into space"

Thats the truth. I wonder how long after this project this kind of thing will be accessible to the general public.

I think a vacation at a lunar casino would be freakin sweet.

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I slapped my ol' Black AMExpress down a couple weeks ago. I can hardly wait for the experience! I understand by then that it will be greatly enhanced possibly even with a safari space walk!

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Maybe they can just put a cork in it for the duration

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Dang!!!!

I agree with adri! Where do I sign up??? What a great adventure! Maybe there's a Commander Riker out there somewhere, just waiting on an 'experienced' woman to spend his holodeck time with.

And BTW, Sara, never say never. Let's see, how many folks said that TV would never catch on? oh, and wasn't it Bill Gates who said something about not many people wanting 'home/portable' computers? then there's the cell phones that no one would ever want to use and, and, and....well you get the idea.

Now if I can just win the lottery......

Cindy

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it sounds real cool but 4 million buck's for 3 night's it will just be something elese for the supper rich to blow there money on.

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Just how Bill Gates said that nobody would ever need over 56k for storage on a computer. That didn't last too long. Even if I did have the money, I wouldn't waste it on something like that. Sure it'd be a great experience, but is it really worth spending $4 million dollars on just for three nights?(and the 8 - week training course)

Personally, I think there are better things to spend money on. For example, fund something that you support. Wether it be for scientific or medical research. It may just help you out someday, and save your life, or someone else's.

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I think it would be the adventure of a lifetime. I am Hopeing I will live long enough to see the price go down (like so many new things do.)

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BEEM ME UP SCOTTIE, I'M READY

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I was paralyzed over three years ago. There are numerous afflictions as such that are not curable, Cancer and AIDS to name a few. This is where our communities and world leaders should put money towards. NOT in a war for oil, Fancy cars that fly and definitely not in a space hotel. There are enough problems here on Earth that need attention before we should start capitalizing on the great beyond. Grow up and support a cause, do not indulge yourself at a bilionaire retreat that is merely a personal affront to humanity,

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I would like to apply to be an astronaut chef. I have a million recipes that use tang.
The shower sounds interesting.

This is exciting, I am only a few million short.

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If you worked there, would you live in space...

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i wouldnt be worrying about the bathrooms, id be trying to figure out a way to make it asteroid proof. hows that guy gonna feel when his hotel is packed full of people and BAM...an asteroid plows right through it. thats alotta dead people.

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First of all, flying cars do exist - they are called "Ultralight Aircraft" and you can get one fairly inexpensively. Problem is there is no place to land/park them and you really wouldn't want them flying over your head because they do fall out of the sky from time to time.

Second, this won't happen because once again they have failed to factor in the R&D costs. We do not know how to build such a structure in space, and while I think it is certainly possible for us to figure it out, figuring things out costs a lot of money.

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they better supply some kickass astronaut drugs for that price

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THIS IS LIKE SPACE ODYESSEY!

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