And the 100 million he donated to St Jude Childrens Hospital? Or the 220 million target for donations during the flight?
I do not understand how some people can be such a wet blanket. This is history. Civilians, further out from Earth than anyone has been in 20 years...and they were able to buy a ride. This is the beginning of commercial space flight.
It's the equivalent of driving a gold spike in the Transcontinental Railway across the USA when it was completed. Now it can be used.
Edit: Also, hello Hacker News. I have been a lurker for about 5 years and it was this comment that made me angry enough to make an account.