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BrianCunningham | Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/bizav/1528-full.html#201658
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Posted on: 2009/12/9 17:53
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CentralCoaster | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Sweet!
Hmm, should I spend my $200K on a Ferrari, or on a plane ride that makes me vomit from the pores in my skin? I assume Burt and Scaled Composites are doing all the work, and Virgin is just funding it. They don't mention his company in the article. Would be a cool place to work! |
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Posted on: 2009/12/9 19:32
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BrianCunningham | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Yeah, nice of them to leave that out! more info here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8400353.stm http://www.scaled.com/ http://www.virgingalactic.com/ |
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Posted on: 2009/12/9 19:38
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BillH | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Yea, Burt's an amazing guy.
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Posted on: 2009/12/9 21:01
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Matatk | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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I saw virgin in the title and got all excited. What a disappointment.
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Posted on: 2009/12/9 23:30
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Touringmike | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Hasn't flown anybody to outer space yet (has it?) Where's Spaceship #1????? |
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 2:23
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CentralCoaster | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Space Ship One was about 4 years ago, they built it with funding from Microsoft's co-founder to compete and win a $10 million prize by doing 2 space flights with a 2-week turnaround. And those guys probably took it half apart to build SS2. |
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 4:24
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BrianCunningham | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Here's a compilation of Space Ship One's flight
It not orbital, basically it's a "pop fly". |
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 14:30
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Durango_Boy | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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I think it's ugly. Neat concept but a waste of money on the part of the builders and the purchasers of the tickets in my eyes. All the money in that project could have been used better IMHO.
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 15:12
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BrianCunningham | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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It wasn't built for looks.
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 15:38
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Durango_Boy | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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Sure it was. It was built so rich passengers can 'look' out the windows at the Earth from the outer atmosphere. LOL. |
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 17:07
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BrianCunningham | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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LOL
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Posted on: 2009/12/10 17:19
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CentralCoaster | Re: Virgin Galactic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo | ||
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I'm sure some people said the same thing about the Wright brothers. It's a great investment for Burt. He's getting more business and more notoriety, who knows where it will lead. And Paul Allen didn't become a billionaire by wasting money on stupid ideas. I doubt Burt's goal was to build an amusement ride, but it helps fund his projects directly and indirectly, so why not. The entire operation is privately funded. NASA, on the other hand is a waste of money, IMO. If they were privately funded, they'd still be on the ground. |
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