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Virgin America's Galactic Spaceport

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by jordnnnn, Oct 25, 2011.

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    If I were a 1%'er I'd be all over this.

    Even if I'm not going to space, I'll probably visit the port someday just to check it out.
     
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    looks a little like the fifth element airport
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    Awesome. The future!
     
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    $21K in fees from the ticketmaster?? They should be abolished.

    In interior of the space plane looks sweet. I wish they could make the technology to have bigger windows, something like my house windows or windshield. The universe is too beautiful to only look at it from a tiny circular window.
     
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    The last glide test almost crashed, but to see the earth from space with your own eyes... well that's worth the risk.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FNXahIoXMw8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    It would be one hell of a fun ride -- looks just like the X-15 (not nearly as bad ass though).
     
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    If Richard Branson didn't have a little bit of vision, I feel like the Ansari X-Prize might have had a very minimal impact.
     

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