imo, the space issue is due to their own demands for safety above all else. many people will die (and have died) if space travel is taken seriously and no one wants to admit it. all it takes is a rocket exploding with 50 tourists on it and the jig is up. absolutely no one will step foot in one again. they handle every rocket with white glove treatment now and this is not feasible in a real-world scenario. safety will never be guaranteed. unlike with a plane, mistakes in rockets tend to have much less leeway in survivability.
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