Virgin Galactic

[doug]

Virgin Galactic’s Space-Grazing Aircraft Is Ready for Liftoff | Wired Magazine

 

[AnOutsider]

interesting comment:

If they have trouble getting people to pay they should run a lottery. I’d pay $20 for 1 in 10,000 chance of riding.

I, too, would love to go up though

 

[Tdave]

I'd pay $200 for a 1 in 1000 chance.

 

[TEG]

BBC News - Richard Branson unveils Virgin Galactic space shuttle

 

[Iz]

It's been 40 years since the moon landing. I thought by now we would have landed humans on mars and perhaps the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Where is that FTL drive?

 

[TEG]

News – Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, the world's first manned commercial spaceship | Virgin Galactic

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/8/812148/-Richard-BransonSavior-of-Mankind

 

[TEG]

Weird Looking Plane Flying Over SF Bay Today: News: SFAppeal
It's a bird, It's a plane, It's... - Millbrae, CA Patch
Virgin America Unveils Its Next Generation New SFO Home & Toasts the... -- SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
A First Look at SFO's New Terminal 2 | 7x7
Virgin America to Unveil New Terminal at San Francisco International Airport | CheapOair

Ow.ly - image uploaded by @VirginAmerica

 

[TEG]

http://twitpic.com/4hr97j

 

[Nik]

I'd pay $200 for a 1 in 1000 chance.

If you can get 6000 people to pay $200 for a 1 in 1200 chance then you can go for free ;-)

Hold on, that's my idea. It's a secret and you're not to tell anyone.

 

[TEG]

 

[doug]

Video: Spaceship Lands at San Francisco Airport | Autopia | Wired.com

I saw an interview with Buzz Aldrin lastnight. When asked if he would go up, he essentially said, Nawww... been there, done that!

 

[rolosrevenge]

I asked Charles Simonyi the same question when I met him at a presentation at UW. He said basically the same thing. Plus he was somewhat concerned about the reliability of the craft.

 

[doug]

A Video Tour Inside Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo

 

[doug]

SpaceShipTwo Returning to Earth Looks Just Awesome - Gizmodo

 

[AnOutsider]

SpaceShipTwo Returning to Earth Looks Just Awesome - Gizmodo

Anyone else get nostalgic for Robotech?

 

[doug]

Anyone else get nostalgic for Robotech?

Heh.. yeah.. it is kinda like an upsidedown Macross era Veritech fighter in GERWALK/Gaurdian mode.

http://www.kent.net/robotech/mecha/rdf/vf-11_guardian.gif

 

[doug]

Welcome | Virgin Galactic

 

[TEG]

It was amazing how well (smoothly) the telescopic camera was able to track it.

 

[NigelM]

Virgin Galactic 2 - Test flight video

Didn't see this posted but it's pretty cool. I'd consider booking a ticket but the risk of being seated next to Justin Bieber is just too great....

 

[Grendal]

I love the long shot from White Knight 2 of the engine burn. It gives you a small sense of the speed the craft is achieving. Thanks for posting.