I admit I’m not too good on the white knuckle rides, and I screamed the whole time on Disney’s Space Mountain, but I would still love to join passengers on Virgin’s Galactic space mission.
Princess Bea is fortunate enough to have a super rich boyfriend who has invited her along on the £100,000 commercial flight which is launched in 2008. It only last 3 1/2 hours, but would be the most unforgettable experience of a lifetime.
This would make Bea the first
royal to travel into space, though I don’t somehow see her going through with it, her life seems quite fickle, and the romance may not last that long, and who knows what her parents will think about it, after all, she is fifth in line to the throne.
Btw, does anyone know what she is actually doing at the moment? Is she working? These elusive details need adding to wikipedia if anyone has the answers. It seems unlikely she will be able to pay for her own ticket if she is jobless.
So who are these 13,500 people who have already signed up? Will there be any free flights for bloggers to visit cyberspace – hint, hint – to report back on the awesome sight of planet Earth? Has Captain Picard signed up? Will it be a bumpy side, or too good a thrill to miss? Would you book a ticket if you could afford it?
Update: If nourishing obscurity has his way, I will indeed be launched into space. And this is what I look in a space suit!
Ellee, your peerless blog appears to operate on the principle, ‘Ask and it shall be given; don’t ask and it shall be given anyway,’ and for good reason. I think the invite will come to join the flight in the not too distant future. I think we’ll start a petition to get the ball rolling and Jeffrey could run the appeal. He’s good at those. Perhaps ‘Ellee in Space’ could be the catch-cry. I’m actually being serious behind the apparent irony.
Perhaps, we could nominate the Dear Leader and the lovely Cherie to join the mission on a permanent basis…?On the other hand, we should let Scotland Yard get their hands on Emily first. Innocent until proven guilty and all that….
I think you should definitely be invited, Ellee and I agree your readers should start a campaign to this end. I can’t see the royal security people allowing Bea to go. Love the idea of sending Tone and Cherie into permanent orbit! I don’t think I’d be signing up, even if I had the money: I’ve had enough adventure lately!
Beware the Branson pickle. He rarely delivers on what he says. These trips to the edge of space will be good, but you will only be wightless for a couple of minutes. somtheing you can do this in Russia now.
It is a start to Space Toursim, but not the orbit of the planet you would love to do…
Actually, Prince Sultan went into space with NASA if I recall, so that would make Bea the second royal in orbit.
Raincoaster, Thank you for this link, it was very interesting, and a nice pic of the Prince Sultan too, though a shame about the moustache. Bea will then be the first British royal then if she goes through with it. I think I would look quite smart in one of those spacesuits, you never know, it could well happen.
Now I could have sworn I left a comment here . I think it was about space suits and re entry or something . Perhaps it was deleted , very wise
Newmania, I promise you I have not deleted a comment you sent, why not try again.
I ought to sign up, hadn’t I, Ellee?
On second thoughts, it might be safer to send Data up instead!
I think I may have been so over come by the though of you floating about in skin tight silver space wear that my fingers slipped. I would love a long space flight with you Ellee ,I imagine slipping through Saturn’s rings would be a remarkable experience as would re entry.