Ten BILLION Dollars
To be said with a Dr. Evil flair That's what it looks like is at stake with the Virgin Galactic endeavor that's building five ships in the Mojave desert to take people into space, beginning in 2008. 50,000 people have put their names down for the $200,000 tickets. Do the math. Well, that's more than a bit above my own current price point. But as my price point increases (which I'd peg at about $20,000 right this minute) with increasing net worth, the price should also come down. So, perhaps there is hope that we'll happily meet at some mutually agreeable point in the not-too-distant future.