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Space: The Final Frontier or the Next Everest?

4/2/2017

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 I remember reading the book Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer.  it was a dramatic book (best read on  a hot summer day ) -- in it, privileged people paid for adventure. They made poor decisions and brought things along that were unwise; sadly, lives were lost.  But beyond that, what struck me was the trash.  Everest was not treated as a pack it in, pack it out environment; garbage and empty oxygen canisters accumulate by the trails.

So what's this got to do with space? 

Well, a recent announcement by SpaceX* indicates that two private citizens, who have not yet been named, approached SpaceX about taking a trip around the moon, and have "already paid a significant deposit" for the cost of the mission.  What an adventure!  That rocket will take them even higher than Everest. 
I hope that space doesn't become totally cluttered with debris.

What do you think about it?  Do you think Sophia would do well in space?  

Let me know if the comments below!

Thanks for reading!

*I'm a fan of Elon Musk -- to read about SpaceX is pioneering reusing rockets, click here.
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