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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 162 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] shinjiikarus@mylem.eu 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 4 points 1 year ago

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

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