mclumber1 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Billionaire Richard Branson heads for space in his own ship APNEWS.COM TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship. A successful flight would vault the nearly 71-year-old Branson past fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos, who is planning to fly to space in a craft of his own nine days from now. Live stream: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Don't bring me into this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Richard Branson flies to edge of space in Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane | Space | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Branson’s Virgin Galactic went into sub-orbital flight days ahead of a rival launch by Jeff Bezos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Why the fuck was Stephen Colbert the emcee for the broadcast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 minute ago, CayceG said: Why the fuck was Stephen Colbert the emcee for the broadcast? Yeah that was cringey. Most of the live stream was as well. I wish they would just focus on the technical aspects of the flight. European Space Agency webcasts are pretty bad as well. SpaceX and Rocket Lab have good webcasts that really just focus on the mission, which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Going on a joy ride to space while people are dying in a global pandemic is a good look for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxick Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 The billionaires dick measuring contest is all this is. Unless you're going to do something actually beneficial for humanity by going to space, than put that money into something that actually benefits the planet. Literally nobody gives a fuck about your my spaceship has larger windows and flys slightly higher drama. This is space tourism for the 1% so they can boast to all their friends that they're "astronauts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, vaxick said: The billionaires dick measuring contest is all this is. Unless you're going to do something actually beneficial for humanity by going to space, than put that money into something that actually benefits the planet. Literally nobody gives a fuck about your my spaceship has larger windows and flys slightly higher drama. This is space tourism for the 1% so they can boast to all their friends that they're "astronauts". There's no way any of these pampered fucks would tolerate the way astronauts eat or shit in space, and that's not changing anytime soon. So yes, it's all measuring space dicks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: There's no way any of these pampered fucks would tolerate the way astronauts eat or shit in space, and that's not changing anytime soon. So yes, it's all measuring space dicks. RIP /r/spacedicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amazatron Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Hey everyone, imagine this world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DarkStar189 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 8 hours ago, CayceG said: Why the fuck was Stephen Colbert the emcee for the broadcast? I never followed much of Stephen Colbert but lately I feel like I'm seeing more of him. I don't know if it's the tone of his voice or just his general schtick, but I found him annoying. A couple times it sounds like he is making a joke and stares at the camera a second too long with no laugh track behind him. Also their live feed was choppy as hell. The SpaceX streams felt leagues better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson successfully rockets to outer space WWW.CNN.COM Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New Mexico early Sunday, carrying Branson and three fellow crewmembers. Quote Virgin Galactic moved into its facilities in New Mexico in May 2019 after years of delay. The glitzy building, called Spaceport America, was paid for with more than $200 million in mostly taxpayer money, and it had been waiting nearly a decade for Virgin Galactic to move in and open for business. The absolute fucking gall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson successfully rockets to outer space WWW.CNN.COM Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New Mexico early Sunday, carrying Branson and three fellow crewmembers. The absolute fucking gall. New Mexico dun goofed when they opted to put so much taxpayer money into this venture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TwinIon Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Yeah, this was very unimpressive and not a great live stream either. As far as the "space" travel is concerned, it still seems like this whole venture is a very complicated way to not get very high up. If it could launch something much bigger much higher, it would be interesting, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I didn't even realize until I looked it up just now that the commercial spin-off Virgin Orbit doesn't even use the White Knight aircraft, it just puts a rocket on top of a 747 and only has a payload capacity of 300kg. So you have a flight that didn't do much more than the test flight did a decade ago, and doesn't seem to hold any promise for something bigger than super rich tourist trips. In terms of a customer experience, I don't think this is even much better than a $7,500 Zero G flight. The Zero G planes keep you weightless longer, though it is split up into chunks, and you have a much larger cargo area to float around. That extra $242.5k gets you bragging rights and an (admittedly amazing) view. The stream itself was super cringeworthy. I like Colbert, but having weird segments scattered throughout the stream felt out of place. The whole thing was (as I should have expected) basically a big congratulatory self pat on the back to Branson and a commercial to all the idiots who will be buying seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Colbert has been milquetoast for years now, this is not surprising in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Richard Branson is perhaps EVEN MORE insufferable than Elon Musk (and he's ALWAYS been that way) - that's an impressive achievement in and of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Richard Branson is perhaps EVEN MORE insufferable than Elon Musk (and he's ALWAYS been that way) - that's an impressive achievement in and of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vaxick Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Richard Branson is perhaps EVEN MORE insufferable than Elon Musk (and he's ALWAYS been that way) - that's an impressive achievement in and of itself. If Jeff Bezos continues his reputation of having to one up others, I think we're in for a doozy of a speech that'll be even more sperated from the common folk than Bransons rant that Virgin Galactic makes space travel available for everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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