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Regulation needed to protect space tourists from cosmic rays (www.theregister.com)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have the same safety concerns for billionaire space tourists as I do for billionaire deep sea exploration tourists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Usually I'd agree, but if these morons fry themselves, there's even less of a chance that the rest of us will ever be able to go.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

Easy. If you can afford to be a space tourist, you can afford to put $5M in escrow for your future medical expenses.

Let's take risks people!