The guy who paid $28 million to fly with Bezos on the maiden voyage of New Shephard 62 miles up in the air has chickened out and may take a raincheck. It got me thinking--I'd love to do this, if I could, and there is no way I'd back out after ponying up 28 mil, buuut, I wouldn't have bid it in the first place, as I have young kids, and I don't think I could justify the risk just to do something I'd love to do. And the risk is substantial. This flight is the maiden voyage, and will just cross the boundary into what is generally considered space. From the article, "around 1% of all U.S. human spaceflights have involved a fatal accident....It’s about 10,000 times more dangerous than flying on a commercial airliner."
So, the question--would you take this flight, if you could? Would you do it it you were, on any given day the richest person on the planet and could do just about anything else you wanted at any time for the rest of your life? Would you be more or less inclined to do it if you have 200 billion in walking around money?
So, the question--would you take this flight, if you could? Would you do it it you were, on any given day the richest person on the planet and could do just about anything else you wanted at any time for the rest of your life? Would you be more or less inclined to do it if you have 200 billion in walking around money?
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