There are many things in this life that I would pay a lot of money to do, to see, to experience just once if at all. If it could be afforded.

Going to the moon? Not really top of the list. I’d have to say not even in the top 20.

How much would you pay to go to the moon?

But if I did get the chance?

I am conflicted. Not because I would or wouldn’t want to based on price, but rather because of the risks and ramifications of such a trip.

Safety would be paramount. If I were paying a LOT of money, I’d expect to get there in one piece with no risk of catastrophic failures.

I’d also like to be able to come home. We can’t exactly live on the moon. I’m sure that carries a hefty price tag as well.

How long would we be staying there? Are we just going up there to land, put on space suits, hop around a bit, and then come home? I’m sure with our current level of technology that is still quite the feat and makes for a once in a lifetime experience, but I’m not paying hundreds of millions of dollars to waste a day or two of my life traveling in a rocket propelled coffin just to hop around the surface of the moon for a few minutes.

Now….all that being said….if the trip were free, and there was a 100% success rate of reaching destination but 0% survival rate? I’d probably consider that as part of my funerary service. Just, shoot my corpse up there to rest in peace until humanity decides to build a permanent structure on the surface on par with Mars Vegas from Futurama, or the sprawling city structure of Mars seen in Bravest Warriors.

Maybe by then they’ll have technology to resurrect my dumb ass when they find me again.

Oh well. I can dream.