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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)

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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation::Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.

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[-] Ranessin@feddit.de 163 points 11 months ago

Billionaires first.

[-] shinjiikarus@mylem.eu 42 points 11 months ago

I hope the tickets are really expensive! And why wait until 2050?

[-] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 21 points 11 months ago

Yeah. I mean for a couple million I have can build a rocker that is guaranteed to send billionaires to Venus. Just sign that waiver first please.

[-] AnAngryAlpaca@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Do you take cheque?

[-] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 4 points 11 months ago

Of course. For such a noble goal I'll even take crypto!

[-] eee@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

let's offer musk first dibs for 20 billion dollars.

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