good luck...
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shareis he going to space too?
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Richard put his money where his life was! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FaLv7O8muc
sharehe sure did.
sharenot for the first time
shareNotice how they always show Branson's rocket flying upward like the image of a rocket we are used to, but really Branson's rocket is carried up by an airplane and released.
I don't think that should count, or it should count for something less than rocketing into orbit fully from a rocket platform.
He won't be able to lift heavy payload into space, but he certainly saves a lot of fuel by using a plane to reach that altitude before launching the rocket. Ideal for space tourism.
I'm wondering which one uses less fuel to reach space; Bezos' smaller rocket (compared to SpaceX's Falcon) or this one, which uses a plane..?
I think the metric should be fuel per payload delivered to space ... over a range of payloads sizes.
share"fuel per payload"
exactly.
I'm guessing the plane deployment is better ,at least for small loads.
I dont think any of these big musk rockets take a lot of weight though do they?
>> over a range of payloads sizes
We don't just have small delivery airplanes, we have all ranges of sizes up to those military heavy life cargo planes. I am not really wild about this whole space tourist idea. To me it seems like what we do in space should be planned and regulated by a body like NASA for the best possible use. We already know that from a utilitarian perspective the so-called free market is the worst way to do important things, which is why the US is failing Americans. What good is a country that lets its citizens fall into sickness and poverty for the sake of billionaires who do not even believe in the system. Trump had no greater goal that to get in as President change the whole face of the government to suit oligarchs ... and we can see how great the works in Russia.
Will anyone remember the 2nd billionaire to go to space? Sir Richard gives hope for kids who stutter; they too can grow up to be billionaire astronauts! For those entering the contest to win a trip, "In addition to all of the other requirements stated in these Official Rules, if the Potential Winner is a Canadian resident, (s)he must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to be eligible to be confirmed the Winner." I kid you not! And winners have to provide proof of Covid vax. Sir Richard, how about proof of T cell immunity and/or taking ivermectin?
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