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Post number 15494

stew560 — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:47:23 -0800

Start saving! US Airways announces that for just 10 million frequent flyer miles, you can get a free trip to space! "There's just one catch: The rocket and the launch pad don't exist. So don't ask for time off quite yet."

By: bloggboy

bloggboy — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:31:38 -0800

Yesterday, Slashdot had a thread about this.

By: OneBallJay

OneBallJay — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:49:48 -0800

I think some people may end up getting screwed by this. It reminds me a great deal of this fiasco.

By: skyscraper

skyscraper — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:55:43 -0800

Around the time of Apollo 8, Pan Am started taking reservations for round trips to the moon. Don't know how long the waiting list is these days.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:20:36 -0800

I would wish US Airways would retract this annoucement until there's actually proof they'd have the means to follow up on their claim. There are many charities who can take frequent flyer miles as a form of donation. Wishes With Wings is one that comes to mind. However, this thinly veiled publicity stunt on US Airways part may cause some ~~ignorant~~ ..uhm, unrealistically hopeful people to honestly believe they could save enough miles to get into space by the time commercial space travel becomes viable. This may mean less frequent flyer miles donated to worthy charities.

By: BlueTrain

BlueTrain — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:27:23 -0800

Oh good, well that means that if you go from Boston to LA and back every day for the next five years, you can earn 10,000,000 miles. Honey, pack my backs and a box of twinkies (Twinkies are space food you know), I'm going to the moon!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:09:47 -0800

Don't forget your Tang and Space Food Sticks BlueTrain!

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:55:23 -0800

Pan Am accepted some 90,000 "reservations" for moon flights -- essentially a promotional gag -- beginning in 1969, but their bankruptcy in 1991 mooted the entire thing. The current Pan Am is a completely different airline startup that bought the name.