So not pure human conquest then, yes "as a tourist today" you can ascend Everest with the most modern clothing and life support systems, there's still a high percentage chance that you'll die trying.
Trekking to the pole, no one had done it before, now celebrities do it for TV programs, doesn't diminish the achievement of the first men that made it there.
Man on the Moon was 4 seconds from being aborted apart from the human in control saying "We can do this"
Likewise with this achievement, no one knew what happened to the human body should it experience supersonic flight, this was potentially a one way trip yet naysayers like you put it off as a publicity stunt for a fizzy drinks company* - I just don't understand your reasoning.
Have you become so desensitised to human achievement that you weren't remotely impressed by it at all? If so I pity you.
The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius - Faster, Higher, Stronger and that is what humanity has strived for since the dawn of time, without which you'd be still sat in your cave thumping rocks together, let alone pounding out your opinions on your computer.
*Said fizzy drinks company seem to be leading the F1 championship at the moment.
