/sci/ - Science & Math

$55 million per person
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/26/private-space-flight-axiom/

A couple of comments stuck out to me that /sfg/ knows about all too well:
>“There will definitely be some resistance,” said López-Alegría, who spent 20 years as a NASA astronaut..”
>That was his experience when in 2006, he flew on the Soyuz with Anousheh Ansari, who reportedly paid about $20 million for the experience...
>“I think the hesitancy was natural when you...spend your whole career studying to want to be an astronaut, and then somebody kind of cuts the line...It was a little hard to swallow.”

>“There are a lot of issues — adversity, and in some regards, crises, here, not only in the U.S., but worldwide,” Connor said. “And those absolutely need to be a priority. But we cannot forget about the future. We cannot forget about having long-term visions … And hopefully this mission and the research we’re going to do is going to be one small step on that journey.”