> spacecraft’s first commercial flight, a research mission that was delayed from summer 2026 to also occur in the fall
Interesting wording, this is the same wording as the Titan submarine (that it is not tourists / travelers, but "researchers"). This is to avoid most safety certifications for human travel
potato3732842•1h ago
I'm a lot more sympathetic to that reasoning for Mars than I am the deep sea. Anyone going to Mars whether they're paying or getting paid will necessarily wind up having to spend their time doing things that will answer questions and find solutions for problems with sending people to Mars. The deep sea by contrast is "fairly solved" and Oceangate was just trying to make it more accessible.
Also, who cares if you have to pay, you'll make it back with book deals and whatnot on the other end, if you make it back.
That said, I don't think this is actually going to happen and if it does it'll be 2036 not 2026.
rvnx•2h ago
Interesting wording, this is the same wording as the Titan submarine (that it is not tourists / travelers, but "researchers"). This is to avoid most safety certifications for human travel
potato3732842•1h ago
Also, who cares if you have to pay, you'll make it back with book deals and whatnot on the other end, if you make it back.
That said, I don't think this is actually going to happen and if it does it'll be 2036 not 2026.
beardyw•1h ago
The Martian was just a movie