Would you ride on the space shuttle?

[quaoar]

If you were offered the chance to ride on the shuttle into orbit, would you take it?

[ollie79]

1. as long as

Dumbya is not flying or anywhere near mission control.

[lady lib]

2. Noooooooooooooooo! And here's why...

[TomPainesBones]

3. How many shuttle flights have there been

compared to the TWO that exploded?

[obxhead]

9. I think I heard this is the

114 mission for the shuttle. Not positive on that though.

[Emperor_Norton_II]

13. That would be correct

...and one of the few times that the mission number (STS-114) matches up with the actual flight number.

[smoogatz]

12. As of 2/3/03

There have been 113 shuttle missions flown. Today's makes 114. So the odds of being on a shuttle mission that ends in a fiery death for you and your crewmates are currently 1/57. I think I'll pass.

[TomPainesBones]

15. I'd take those odds

...........in a heartbeat.

[smoogatz]

16. Ah, youth!

Not me. I don't even like to fly in a regular airliner. Especially coach. And/or sober.

[TomPainesBones]

19. It's not youth baby

(It's something else) I'm almost 38.
And I'd go at John Glenn's age if the opportunity presents itself too.

[smoogatz]

27. Almost 38?

A spring chicken. But you're right--there are risk-takers and non-risk-takers. My idea of a good time doesn't include the threat of death by explosion.

[quaoar]

31. What's your opinion of roller coasters?

[smoogatz]

36. I don't hate them.

As long as I don't have to wait in line all day. But generally speaking, my preferred risk-taking behaviors tend toward having TWO martinis, or eating oysters on the half-shall.

[quaoar]

37. Roller coasters give me the creeps

But I'll eat raw oysters all day long.

[kliljedahl]

33. Not youth, I'm 56 in two weeks

Sign me up.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. not a heartbeat, but a shake of a lamb's tail.

hell, yes.
But with my eyes, I'd need some lasix before I could fly.

[trackfan]

5. *&^$# NO! I won't even go on an airplane

(or a roller coaster for that matter).

[yvr girl]

6. Absolutely!

I'd jump at the chance.

[sakabatou]

7. Is it on the ground?

[DeaconBlues]

8. Yes indeed

I've been fascinated by the development of private attempts at creating space tourism programs (trips to low earth orbit). Some day, perhaps only a few decades down the road, it will be within the economic grasp of the average Joe to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to space, even if it is for only an hour or so. To me, nothing could be more exciting.

[mikelewis]

10. It's a once in a life-time experience

Frightening, thrilling, amazing... So hell yes.

[leftofthedial]

11. it's a repuke system

in a repuke military-industrial complex

and it is way too old and obsolete to still be reliable.

but hell yeah, I'd ride on it if the circumstances were right

[One_Life_To_Give]

14. The day after Challenger and/or Columbia

I would have gone in an instant.

[Johonny]

17. Well

You can go, but I'm not going to pay for it!!!!!!!!

[NYCGirl]

18. Yes, in a New York minute! NT

[anarch]

20. dear God no...but I might ride IN the space shuttle

I think trying to ride ON it would be a very poor idea.

Sorry, just thinking of a George Carlin bit, where he goes off about stuff like that: "you get IN a car, but you get ON a boat...and they always ask you to get ON the plane. Well, screw you, I'm getting IN the plane!"

[Warren DeMontague]

22. LOL. nt

[Emperor_Norton_II]

24. Aw, c'mon

It'd be the view of a lifetime...

[unrepuke]

21. I'd as soon ride in a Corvair on the freeway. During rain.

I haven't been depressed enough to get in an airplane since I was in the service. I won't even paint a sign on one of them unless I have the ignition key in my pocket.

[Jacobin]

34. Hey!!! I LIKED my 62 Corvair

All you had to do was install a stabilizer bar and it was fine.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Not if they come up with something better.

If that bucket of bolts is the only option, sure, I'd take it.

[kymar57]

25. Freaky.Just asked myself this question today.

Drive a delivery truck so I have lots of time to ponder. As they were talking about the shuttle launch on the radio I decided if I was to when the lottery,number 1 on my "to do" list would be by a ticket on the next rocket.
Wonder it they'd let me take a "sack" :hippie: :hippie:

[Swamp Rat]

26. Actually, I NEED to...I want to verify the orbital path of...

The Floating Head of Death.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

28. Other: only if I get a $10,000,000,000 life insurance policy. (nt)

[Deja Q]

29. Don't tell me: It blew up, kaboom, on today's launch?!

[pitohui]

30. pick me pick me

in a heartbeat

[VOX]

32. No way. I have enough trouble with commerical airliners. n/t

[sweetheart]

35. Yes, just on an inner-space shuttle.

There's shuttle "Jesus Christ" that offers a brilliant ride.
There's shuttle "refuge in the buddha" that offers an outstanding
ride as well.

There's shuttle "Communion with Eternity on mushrooms" that offers a
profound trip too.

Sooooooooooooooo many shuttles, and the only ones they talk about are
the ones that cost the taxpayers big bux.