When I worked at #KSC, I was always asked by members of the public, "When can I go into space?"
That era has begun. Today is the second purely private American crew flight to #ISS. #AxiomSpace will launch a crew of four with #SpaceX from Pad 39A. The crew will be led by former #NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, now an Axiom employee.
@WordsmithFL when i was young, i was fascinated by the idea of space travel.
now that i've watched enough space movies about all the permutations space travel could take, may take, & all the fucked up ways you could die in space, etc. i'm like 'nah, i'm good'.
@singlemaltgirl It's no different from the earliest sailing ships set out to explore the oceans, when pioneers set out in covered wagons, or barnstorming aviators first tried to cross the oceans. We need to go thrown the "painful growth" period to get to the point where it becomes routine. It's okay to let others go first. 😉
@WordsmithFL i'm def not the beta tester. i'm waiting till they've figured shit out. in the meantime, i'll be over here on my lily pad sucking on a 
or eating some 🍰.😜
@singlemaltgirl I understand. I was just pontificating. It was my job for ten years at KSC.
@WordsmithFL oh, you pontificate away. i suspect there are many peeps who will pay good money to do this, now, w/ all its uncertainty.
there are plenty of early adopters out there. they spend their $$ like its burning a hole in their pocket just to say they got in first. good for them.
the world needs them.
the world also needs survivors so that's what i'm aiming for. 😉 😜
@singlemaltgirl I worked for many years with retired astronauts who came in to lecture, so I've heard it all. I'd be happy for one or two orbits, but that's about it.
I'd take guests to see the "space toilet" and explain how to use it in microgravity. That usually dissuaded the romantics when they realized a "misfire" would float around the cabin.
@WordsmithFL 😂 😜 😂 🤢