Space Flight Boss: No Bathroom On Board

The boss of a planned space tourism service says there’ll be no toilets or sick bags on the flight. But Jeff Bezos says neither should be needed.

Bezos, who made his fortune from Amazon, now runs Blue Origin. It plans to run flights for six passengers that cross the Karman line that lies around 62 miles above sea level and is generally regarded as the beginning of space.

Promoting the service, Bezos says there’s no need for toilets as the flight will only be 11 minutes, with passengers boarding the craft around 30 minutes before it takes off.

He also downplayed the risks of a technicolor yawn, saying that it’s multiple arcs into and out of zero gravity that prompt immediate extreme motion sickness. He says that on the type of flight Blue Origin will offer, it would take several hours before the vomiting occurred.

There’ll be two days of training and orientation for passengers, covering both the practicalities and etiquette required for the four minutes of the flight where they can unstrap and enjoy weightlessness.

Ticket-prices haven’t been decided yet, but Bezos said he was interested in the idea of running a raffle to give a free trip.

Wait, What? Nintendo To Discontinue The NES Classic

If you’ve been looking to put your hands on a NES classic, you better hurry up, because apparently, Nintendo will soon been discontinuing the console.

From Nintendo:

“Throughout April, NOA territories will receive the last shipments of Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition systems for this year. We encourage anyone interested in obtaining this system to check with retail outlets regarding availability. We understand that it has been difficult for many consumers to find a system, and for that we apologize. We have paid close attention to consumer feedback, and we greatly appreciate the incredible level of consumer interest and support for this product.”

And here’s the worst part:

“NES Classic Edition wasn’t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product. However, due to high demand, we did add extra shipments to our original plans.”

People are already selling the Mini NES for insane amounts on Amazon, now can you imagine how this will affect the price of the console? I prefer not thinking about it.

[Via IGN]