Comments on: Virgin Galatic, 3 Hour Space Travel, ready for reservations, can you afford it?

By: Jane Flower

Jane Flower — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:39:59 +0000

Oops, I didn’t put my latest post as a reply. My reply is below.

By: Jane Flower

Jane Flower — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:29:41 +0000

It might help for future space travelers, I guess. But if space travel is necessary in the future, I don’t think a commercial rocket company (Virgin Galatic) would be the one to spend the money for the innovations. I would think ESA, or NASA or Russia would spend the money to do that. I think the ‘might’ is a small probability. After all, Virgin is out to make a profit (which is fine) but I don’t see them using them actively doing research for space travel. From unexpected result during this business helps future space travel could happen. But at the cost of all those joy-rides, I would not be an efficient usage of money or the carbon footprint.

If I had a couple of billion dollars, I think I would spend the money somewhere else. More research for energy efficiency, etc.

By: max

max — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:37:41 +0000

Yes, I think it’s mostly for personal enjoyment. If you had couple billion dollars in the bank, you would probably go on a space joy ride too, wouldn’t you?

But in all, this might actually help too for future space travelers. (It’s gotta start somewhere right?)

By: Jane Flower

Jane Flower — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:27:37 +0000

Sir Richard Branson talks about protecting the environment and possibly using non-fossil based fuel on his airline planes. Yet how can this JOY RIDE on the Virgin Galatic help in the green house effect caused by this WhiteKnightTwo vehicle?

If it is used for purely scientific reason for the flights, then sure, it is justified flight. But if it is mostly used for JOY RIDE for the rich, then the carbon footprint is too much.

By: max

max — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:23:29 +0000

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By: Lowongan Kerja

Lowongan Kerja — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:33:06 +0000

me too, better to invest it on stocks or properties…

By: Studio Equipment

Studio Equipment — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:26:24 +0000

I have much better use for that kind of money!