Comments on: Golden Spike Company announces plan for commercial lunar space expeditions

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:37:00 +0000

Ba-dum tsshh!

By: theclar

theclar — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:23:00 +0000

I went to a restaurant on the Moon. Great food but no atmosphere.

By: David Stever

David Stever — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:03:00 +0000

You’re *very* jaded

By: Byron Craig Russell

Byron Craig Russell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:13:00 +0000

2004 – Nine years ago the first and ONLY private manned space missions were launched. They were both sub-orbital. There has not been a private manned launch since …sub-orbital OR orbital. PUT THE USA BACK IN SPACE TODAY! go to: http://www.spaceoperationsinc.com

By: Art

Art — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:36:00 +0000

Is the company affiliated with “Golden Chicken”- the all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant in Patchogue, NY ?
Additionally, there are train tracks in the logo. Can we catch the flight form Penn Station?

By: Art

Art — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:34:00 +0000

“….and the set designer for the movie Star Trek”. Well that puts my mind at ease about the safety of the whole project :)

By: JeffreyMartin360Cities

JeffreyMartin360Cities — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:15:00 +0000

Golden Spike?!

Gives me a wonderful feeling. Better than their competitors, “Blunt Instrument”, “Impaled on Ivory” and “Shredded into 100 pieces by the Gravity Web”

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:20:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure they’ll just charge for Oxygen. Better practice your conservative breathing!

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:17:00 +0000

That only covers commercial mining operations, countries are still welcome to (and do) commercialise tourism operations.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:08:00 +0000

Pretty much what I thought when I saw Newt Grinch’s name attached to this. A huckster always on the lookout for more rubes.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:05:00 +0000

Ah, a hotel worthy of the Moon.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:52:00 +0000

We can. And we should. Doesn’t mean people are going to.

The worst part is when they get back they’ll bring it up and say “Tranquility Base? Meh.”

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Nuh-uh. http://www.orbitin.com/ Not low budget, but far more thematic.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:08:00 +0000

I’m not talking about territorial disputes. I’m talking about preserving human heritage. The moon is a big place. People can go sightseeing without stomping through some very real historical sites and messing them up for future generations.

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:02:00 +0000

You could put a spy ‘satellite’ up there – even if it doesn’t work it’ll bug out your enemies on a full moon.

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Dang, I came here to post that.

By: jimkirk

jimkirk — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:52:00 +0000

And eventually, this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60BjkUtqxPE

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Sure it's a no-frills kind of place, but it's relatively affordable and just a short walk from the main strip.

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:08:00 +0000

U.N. Treaties are mostly good at getting nations to agree not to do things they had no real interest in doing anyway.

By: jimh

jimh — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:02:00 +0000

Yeah, given the logo, I can imagine playing Keno there. At 6am, next to a 65-year old woman who is smoking generic cigarettes and wearing a tube top. Not so space-agey.

By: jimh

jimh — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:59:00 +0000

*Rodney Dangerfield impression*
“Right next to the Sea of Tranquility…On the GOOD side! Moons, golf courses, and cemeteries- biggest wastes of prime real estate!”

By: mccrum

mccrum — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Good news: They’ll make it free to go visit the moon.
Bad news: Getting back costs twenty million dollars.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:29:00 +0000

Strawman this trip in January then, promising tourist stops at all the famous spots of the first explorers:
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Travel/Trip_details/antarctica_cruise_11.htm

If you think people won’t do the same thing to the moon I’ve got a historic bridge over the East River I think you’ll be quite interested in owning a part of.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:28:00 +0000

Satellite Inn should jump at this opportunity.

By: Sekino

Sekino — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:57:00 +0000

but a chain of low budget hotels… on the Moon!

By: Theodore Logan

Theodore Logan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:47:00 +0000

I want to go too.

By: Zippy

Zippy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:38:00 +0000

HAH! I’ve just purchased the first Johnny Rockets franchise for the moon…right next to the Sea of Tranquility. Perfect view I tells ya! :-)p

By: Rusty Shackleford

Rusty Shackleford — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:38:00 +0000

UN Treaty forbiding commercial development of Antarctica called and smashed your strawman!

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:09:00 +0000

That's what makes it the perfect place for a casino!

By: Mike Robinson

Mike Robinson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:58:00 +0000

Good god that is a shit logo. I’m not sure if they’re a space agency or a chain of low budget hotels.