Eventful day! A few major finals and a space launch. Godspeed.
The crew : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSNdG2JYXxY
Virgin Galactic space launch today with Richard Branson on board
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Can always rely on Branson to squeeze in a couple of hottie's whatever the occasion
Will make good tv but I think this article describes the whole endeavour pretty accurately. My favourite part is where it says technically Branson isn't even going into space
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... s-ego-trip
Will make good tv but I think this article describes the whole endeavour pretty accurately. My favourite part is where it says technically Branson isn't even going into space
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... s-ego-trip
A skeptic would say he just wants to be the first man to bang a hot chick in space.Trader Pat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:21 amCan always rely on Branson to squeeze in a couple of hottie's whatever the occasion
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He'll have to be quick they'll only be weightless for a few minutesKai wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:05 pmA skeptic would say he just wants to be the first man to bang a hot chick in space.Trader Pat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:21 amCan always rely on Branson to squeeze in a couple of hottie's whatever the occasion
Timeline here is interesting.. Branson will be the first into 'space' but Bezos will go higher but neither can achieve the speeds required for orbital flight. So surely an odds on shot that Elon Musk will come along in the next year or two and blow both of them out of the water
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Yay, a few more thousand tons of shit dumped into the atmosphere to satisfy the egos of a few billionaires. Space trips for science have a cost/benefit but this is just some sort of sick joke.
Surely that's already been done by now?Kai wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:05 pmA skeptic would say he just wants to be the first man to bang a hot chick in space.Trader Pat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:21 amCan always rely on Branson to squeeze in a couple of hottie's whatever the occasion
50 miles isn't really space. The 62-mile high Kármán Line gets its space definition from the fact that an aircraft would have to fly so fast at that altitude to gain lift that it would reach orbital speeds.
If you're going to do something Mr Branston, do it properly.
If you're going to do something Mr Branston, do it properly.
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Congrats Sir Richard, airborne and at 40,000 ft. ... it's Great to be British ... come on England
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I think he's done it better than you Derek! Why do people knock success, especially by a successful Brit.?Derek27 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:08 pm50 miles isn't really space. The 62-mile high Kármán Line gets its space definition from the fact that an aircraft would have to fly so fast at that altitude to gain lift that it would reach orbital speeds.
If you're going to do something Mr Branston, do it properly.
BTW according to NASA and all their experts it is space, who is this Karman guy anyway? Someone looking for his 'Warhol minutes'? As Wikipedia states his 'Line' is an "attempt to define a boundary" and adds "Not all organizations recognize his definition. The US Air Force and NASA define the boundary as 50 miles (80 km) above sea level." Note, it's an 'attempt', it has no authority in proof.
What in your mind makes this Karman geezer more authoritative than the experts at USAF and NASA?
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Good to see the Grauniad is true to form and can't get anything right ... I trust USAF and NASA more than the Grauniad.Trader Pat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:21 amMy favourite part is where it says technically Branson isn't even going into space
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... s-ego-trip
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The Unity has safely landed, well done Sir Richard and team.
I would define success as employing good customer service staff at his Virgin Media HQ, he should have done that first. I'm also a bit irritated that so many people are complaining about the amount of CO2 thrown into the air by aircrafts (which serve an essential purpose) yet 700 planned entertainment rockets are celebrated.firlandsfarm wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:20 pmI think he's done it better than you Derek! Why do people knock success, especially by a successful Brit.?Derek27 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:08 pm50 miles isn't really space. The 62-mile high Kármán Line gets its space definition from the fact that an aircraft would have to fly so fast at that altitude to gain lift that it would reach orbital speeds.
If you're going to do something Mr Branston, do it properly.
BTW according to NASA and all their experts it is space, who is this Karman guy anyway? Someone looking for his 'Warhol minutes'? As Wikipedia states his 'Line' is an "attempt to define a boundary" and adds "Not all organizations recognize his definition. The US Air Force and NASA define the boundary as 50 miles (80 km) above sea level." Note, it's an 'attempt', it has no authority in proof.
What in your mind makes this Karman geezer more authoritative than the experts at USAF and NASA?
As far as I know the 50 mile boundary was defined in the sixties and quite arbitrary. The 62 mile boundary is based on the fact that the atmosphere's so thin a winged aircraft would need to reach orbital speeds to generate enough lift to stay up on lift alone. I know it's not a perfect definition of space but it strikes me as better.
I'd argue that the more people you put in space, the more people will look down and out to the emptiness and realise just how special the earth is.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:29 pmYay, a few more thousand tons of shit dumped into the atmosphere to satisfy the egos of a few billionaires. Space trips for science have a cost/benefit but this is just some sort of sick joke.