BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
I'm exceedingly happy that out of all the guys I graduated with that went on to design and operate rockets for the private space companies, none of them are at Virgin Galactic.
Virgin Galactic navigationally challenged?
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I'm exceedingly happy that out of all the guys I graduated with that went on to design and operate rockets for the private space companies, none of them are at Virgin Galactic.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Gotta be honest, this ------------><-------------- is how much I'd care if one of these eccentric billionaires lost their life in some ridiculous rushed race to space.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
Nerd.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
I should probably clarify this... From everything I've read, the actual design process has been fine. It's the mission operation culture that seems less than ideal.
Just put his book on the list. Also adding "pooched the profile" to one of my favorite sayings.
The Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Flight
The F.A.A. is investigating the ship’s off-course descent.www.newyorker.com
Longer form.
It’s a fantastic book. Reminded me in many ways of my time in Independence, KS…equally awful small town and an equally bumbling airplane company (making way less cool stuff).
Apophis
Resident Iconoclast
Yeah I really don’t understand the hype at all.
Wow, you’re using chemical rocket technology from the 1940s/1950s except now it’s a private entity launching garbage into space instead of a government agency.
Yawn.
Wake me up when one of these Monopoly money billionaires developes a faster, more modern propulsion system.
schloopy
Well-Known Member
Wow…As someone who felt like they were decently in the loop about this commercial space flight stuff, I’ve known about the fatal they had plus maybe one or two hiccups making the news over the last decade or so, but that New Yorker article is absolutely astonishing. Certainly has completely changed my perspective.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Branson is all image. I felt that at VX. Brand, brand, brand.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Same. I generally ignore all of the negativity about the private space race, because it’s almost without fail just sour grapes by jealous commies like @Autothrust Blue, but after reading that, it’s pretty troubling. I certainly wouldn’t feel safe purchasing a ride. But Branson had a bit of a reputation already for being a bastard, so not an enormous surprise.
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