Branson does it again: commercial spaceship

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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http://www.virgingalactic.com/

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By the end of the decade, Virgin Galactic LLC - the most exciting
development in
the story of modern space history - is planning to make it possible for
almost
anyone to visit the final frontier at an affordable price.
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When Branson does it then one can believe it will become reality.


#m
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The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

SCAM

"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
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SCAM


Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman, not some trunk job incorporated under an assumed name in the
Bahamas. At least wait until they publish a contract of carriage and start
selling tickets to call BS on it.

Besides, it's not like this is a Bad Thing for aviation.

-cwk.

C Kingsbury wrote:

Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman,

You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

Shiver Me Timbers wrote:

You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

If he's planning on buying this equipment from Scaled Composites, he wouldn't
necessarily mention Burt Rutan or Paul Allen. He also may be targeting his spiel to
customers who don't know or care who Rutan is.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

Shiver Me Timbers wrote:
C Kingsbury wrote:



Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman,


You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

Caught the segment on the news yesterday. Interestingly they used cgi
animation of Spaceship 1 and White Knight to illustrate the concept. I
imagine that this is the result of some journalists jumping to
conclusions, but is there any realistic commercial alternative. Also
he timed this pretty well. With the X prize attempts coming up shortly
it will achieve maximum publicity for Branson.

"Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message
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C Kingsbury wrote:

Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman,

You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

Good enough for ya?

http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...n_virgin_galac
tic.htm

-cwk.

gerrcoin wrote in message ...
Shiver Me Timbers wrote:
C Kingsbury wrote:



Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman,


You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

Caught the segment on the news yesterday. Interestingly they used cgi
animation of Spaceship 1 and White Knight to illustrate the concept. I
imagine that this is the result of some journalists jumping to
conclusions, but is there any realistic commercial alternative. Also
he timed this pretty well. With the X prize attempts coming up shortly
it will achieve maximum publicity for Branson.

Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites website has additional details
concerning the ventu
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...n_galactic.htm

No scam. But I wouldn't call $200k + exactly affordable.

mike regish

"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
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"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
...
http://www.virgingalactic.com/

---snip
By the end of the decade, Virgin Galactic LLC - the most exciting
development in
the story of modern space history - is planning to make it possible for
almost
anyone to visit the final frontier at an affordable price.
---snap

When Branson does it then one can believe it will become reality.


#m
--
The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

SCAM

There was ana rticle in today's local paper about this. I guess he's bought
into Burt's project with the intention of investing in future space flights
for the common man.

mike regish

"Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message
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C Kingsbury wrote:

Geez, give the guy a chance, why don't you! Branson is a reputable
businessman,

You will notice that in the TV interviews he is holding the Burt Rutan
spaceship and white knight in his hand.

So obviously Burt has to be involved somehow and yet there wasn't
a mention or a whiff about that angle. And what about what's his
name the guy from Microsoft who put up the money for Burt's project.

("mike regish" wrote)
No scam. But I wouldn't call $200k + exactly affordable.


That's for what, 3 minutes in space?

The Russian space tourist flights, at 10-20 million, where they send you
into orbit for a week or so, and then maybe get you back down again
(sometime) sound like the better bargain.


Montblack