Oh, Bell no!

I wouldn't even get on a Ferris Wheel at this stage of my life!

No, no interest. The domain right now of wealthy exhibitionists.

I've noticed a trend in the last 15 or so years, that I attribute to the practices and attitude of millennials on a much more mundane scale, of people wanting to do things mostly with the motivation of being able to tell others afterwards that they did whatever it was. Something to talk about at parties, to try to impress others with as an ice breaker or topic of conversation.

I've asked my adult, millennial kids about whether this notion of mine had any validity or not and each has remarked that there was some truth to it for many things people choose to do.

"Yeah, I spent my summer feeding feral cats on the banks of the Zambeze River as a volunteer for the United Nations, in a program to bring soothing domestic animals to Ebola, HIV and COVID victims who had been kidnapped and abused by rebel forces"

DH would go this minute, right now, no hesitation at all. Me -- well, I'm afraid a rocket ship would give me the same awful queasy headache that roller coasters do any more. So ... no thanks. I'll enjoy it vicariously. It is cool!

It scares the stuffing out of me!

Yes

yup

Not a chance. I can barely fathom life on earth these days.

In a heartbeat.

No.

Yes, I would. Sadly, I get motion sidkness and I think weightlessness would be the death of me.

No.

Yes, without hesitation and I hope I can update my Facebook page every couple of minutes with pictures and cute remarks. Being able to tell others during and afterwards what I did would be so worth it and Something to talk about just to impress people.

No. What is so special about space? It is just space. I once told a friend who was planning a trip to France, where she had always wanted to go and was trying to decide if she wanted to go on one of those horrible bus trips, that it was after all just France(as in dont be afraid) I dont recall the comment but she said I did say it and I know it is what I think. I feel the same about space. Why risk your life to go to space? I would rather go to France.

If I were much younger, but I couldn't deal with the g-force now.

I've noticed a trend in the last 15 or so years, that I attribute to the practices and attitude of millennials on a much more mundane scale, of people wanting to do things mostly with the motivation of being able to tell others afterwards that they did whatever it was. Something to talk about at parties, to try to impress others with as an ice breaker or topic of conversation.

I thought that it was mostly so that they can post pictures of their wonderful life on Instagram.

I don’t think it would be difficult to find scores of posts here about houses, cars, other possessions, hobbies, travel, life experiences, knowledge, etc. etc. etc. that could be interpreted as ”showing off.” If we’re being cynical.

Well, I’d like to go just for me. 🙂 My husband says he would definitely go if he had the opportunity. Neither one of us have Facebook or Instagram and we’re not Millenniels so I’d have to post my pictures on Annie’s daily thread. But only if she asked. I’m fine with that.

No, rode in an F-16 once and it wasn't any fun. I wanted to do it but once was enough. I was terrified the entire time. I used to want to sky dive too but after the F-16 ride I was done.

Plus, I really think it's a waste of money that could be used to help people and animals on earth, fix our multitude of problems while we still can.

Nope!

No thank you. Have no interest in doing so and I don't even care to travel anymore unless I can take my dog too.

no

Sure I'd take the ride, but only if it were free and lasted just 24 hours.....3 daze kooked up with 3 other people inside a smallish automobile sized space capsule would drive me nutz.

No. I would much rather spend the time hiking up a mountain, under my own power, for a beautiful view.

Nope. I like being comfortable right here and have no need to go anywhere, especially "space".

I agree with Kathsgrdn, why waste an enormous amount of money that could be used to help others.

I’m very comfortable where I am but would jump at the chance for the experience.

If the choice is helping others, I’m all for that, but would I go if possible? Darn tootin’, I would.

When this darn Covid is under control. I’m planning a trip overseas. I could donate all my travel funds to a good cause but I really want to go. It’s like a hobby to me. I think we all have them. 😀I’ll continue to give to worthy causes. Balance.

In a second and not to brag about it. Still watching the ISS any time I have a chance, weather permitting.

In a second and not to brag about it. Still watching the ISS any time I have a chance, weather permitting.

Me too! I love night sky watching. 🌠

Not a fan of heights. No.

^ I love star gazing too. Have you seen a Starlink train? We saw one deploy about a year ago. Awesome, so many satellites one after the other after the other ... such precision.

No. But being weightless sure would make these old arthritic joints feel young again. 😊

Have you seen a Starlink train?

Nickel, I have.

My husband loves to stargaze. I always check for the manmade stuff that’s going on up there while he’s doing that.

The next few weeks our area has the ISS in view for over 7 minutes for at least two nights (and of course shorter times for the rest) I like to watch for that. My husband isn’t too interested in it and doesn’t seem to be as impressed by it as I am. 🙂

He’s more of a planet/star/galaxy/comet guy.

eta And we’re coming into lots of Northern Lights activity soon.

No.

I like to go out and watch the ISS glide past when it is visible. I have read that with good binoculars, one can see the solar arrays and even the cargo vessel if one is docked. Hasn't motivated me to go buy good binoculars yet.

No, and I do not see any point to it. They are not doing anything special. I would like NASA get back into the game and really use space to learn something important.

Jane

Just no point, silly Karl Benz who was bailed out by Bertha twice with her wealth, once before marriage and again after when her money could of better been used on humanitarian causes instead of supporting a tinkering man. Since Karl just wanted to tinker with toys and ended up owning a bicycle shop he just continued to waste their money on another useless toy horseless carriage contraption, and some people just can't grow up.

What was the point of Susan Wright, the daughter of a skilled carriage maker who was very mechanically skilled herself teach her skills to Wilbur and Orville? All they did was build a useless flying contraption and could of better used their skills to build a better carriage to transport orphans with disabilities to Dad's church, go figure.

I see a point and do believe something important may come from a bunch of rich people tinkering with their money. If all through history everyone had the same mind set I see expressed here I do believe we'd all be walking and can't stop shaking my head. For what it's worth the latest Space X flight raised over 160 million dollars for Saint Jude. Still see no point?

While the ride would be exciting, my career was as a rocket scientist. As such I have witnessed many missile launches (much smaller than Space Shuttles) and a few failures, with some considered fairly catastrophic, although none were manned. So no. I still think there is risk to life and mine is too valuable even at my older stage.

I would enjoy the feeling of weightlessness, but I get that when I go snorkeling. I'm actually too afraid to scuba dive, and so I never learned to do that, but that would be a similar experience IMO. There is a lot to see in the ocean. I think Space would be mostly empty, but it might be nice to see stars and planets without the atmosphere distorting them.

No

Absolutely. It's something I've wanted to do since childhood.

Maybe, if I were much younger and it was a shorter trip. One or two orbits would do me. I'd like to see the Big Blue Marble from space.

I was always glad I got to ride in the Goodyear blimp one day over South Florida when I was a girl. It was like nothing else to just float up there in silence for a while...until they had to turn the engines back on. No 'space suit'. I could move around.

Only if they have take out!!!