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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Joy Rides
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Date: Sat, 8-Feb-86 21:34:07 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  8 21:34:07 1986
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> Society Expeditions is taking reservations (for 1992) rides into space...
> Would somebody tell me if this is for real?  According to the low-brows
> I've seen respond so far, $50K is out of line.

It's for real, but if you put down your deposit now you are gambling that
the vehicle they are planning on using will be funded to completion and
will work.  There is reason to hope that it will.  There is also reason to
fear that it might not; it's a high-risk investment just now.  On the other
hand, if you wait and see, you may find yourself at the end of a rather long
lineup; apparently there have been a *lot* of reservations made, and deposits
paid, already.

If I had $5000 that I could spare just now, and expected to have
$50K available by 1992 or thereabouts, I'd book one.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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