The idea of space tourism gets me excited! For those who followed the Ansari X Prize competition, it was pretty awesome.
And now that Virgin has started Virgin Galactic, it really looks like the future may be closer than we think.
One of my co-workers here at Delta worked for Pan Am back in the day, and she was telling me how Pan Am pre-sold tickets to space during the Apollo program (I think they are collector’s items sold on eBay now).
So what does space tourism mean for the airline industry? Given the rapid advancements in technology, it seems like a logical next step in my personal opinion.
I’m ready to go, and I want Delta to take me to the stars.
Jacob Morris
Product Manager
delta.com & self-service
October 9th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
If you can dream it, you can live it. Something close to that, anyway. The idea does sound a little bit hokey but why not? Once DL travels into outerspace, maybe DL can bring back some idea’s and implement them back down here on earth. LOL
October 12th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Delta can’t even get me to Huntsville, Alabama, on schedule. Wishful thinking to believe they could get into space!!
October 13th, 2007 at 4:09 am
My father registered us with Pan Am for those moon flights. Jacob, given your comment about eBay, I wish we’d kept those certificates — maybe my retirement account would look better.
December 5th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Minus the negative comment above - I am a proud former employee of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center home of U.S. Space Camp. Delta has always had a great relationship with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and I wouldn’t be surprised that one day Delta does offer service far far above the Earth. Also, a lot less turbulence up there
Would love to see more posts that highlight your great partnerships around the world.
December 14th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Jacob,
You know there was a Star Trek ship named the “Delta Flyer” don’t you?
- DeltaMD-90Flyer