Branson to Bezos "I hit that first"

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Sir Richard set to take off from Spaceport America in 15 minutes. The only reason he's launching today is to beat Bezos. I like it.

 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

Virgin galactic is interesting but do they have any plans beyond tourist flights?

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Not that I know of. Strictly tourism. They're starting to taxi.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

4 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Virgin galactic is interesting but do they have any plans beyond tourist flights?

Well hopefully they'll offer space flights with galactic virgins at some point.

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Wheels up!

[deadshank 24652]

Jeez the CNN coverage is horrible. 
 

The girl doing the play by play is a beating. 

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Just now, deadshank said:

Jeez the CNN coverage is horrible. 
 

The girl doing the play by play is a beating. 

Beats the dweebs narrating this NASA feed I linked.

[deadshank 24652]

She’s the female Jeremy Schaap. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

Just now, deadshank said:

Jeez the CNN coverage is horrible. 
 

The girl doing the play by play is a beating. 

Agree.  I miss Miles OBrien as the main space tech reporter.

[Anastasis 23469]

Virgin's live stream just starting...missed the take off...

 

[deadshank 24652]

Are the NASA nerds mentioning the celebs in attendance and DJ Khalid performing later? 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

I think Elon can be nutty at times but he’s smart enough to stay away from the early flights. I don’t get Bezos and Branson wanting to go first for what will eventually be a forgotten flight(s). 

[Anastasis 23469]

This Colbert thing on the VG feed is a fucking beating. 

[Nicole44 22059]

1 minute ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I think Elon can be nutty at times but he’s smart enough to stay away from the early flights. I don’t get Bezos and Branson wanting to go first for what will eventually be a forgotten flight(s). 

Sure for who goes second…but first is a big deal. 

[deadshank 24652]

Just now, Anastasis said:

This Colbert thing on the VG feed is a fucking beating. 

You just can’t fly into space anymore.  Seems one has to get celebrity tie-ins and achieve media friendly backing.  

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

Just now, Nicole44 said:

Sure for who goes second…but first is a big deal. 

Ask a non-space nerd who flew the first shuttle mission?  I bet that a sizable number of NASA employees can’t name them.

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Unity is on Flightradar24

https://www.flightradar24.com/VGX03/285e28ca

 

 

Edited July 11, 2021 by RPM

[deadshank 24652]

Things are looking up on CNN with Kristin Fisher on the scene.  

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

1 minute ago, deadshank said:

You just can’t fly into space anymore.  Seems one has to get celebrity tie-ins and achieve media friendly backing.  

Branson is first and foremost a marketing guy. He’s not a tech, science or even solution guy like bezos or Elon. Branson isn’t going to let this event go with more emphasis on selling the next tickets. 

[deadshank 24652]

Just now, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Branson is first and foremost a marketing guy. He’s not a tech, science or even solution guy like bezos or Elon. Branson isn’t going to let this event go with more emphasis on selling the next tickets. 

Fair enough 

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1 minute ago, deadshank said:

Things are looking up on CNN with Kristin Fisher on the scene.  

Strong Rebecca Creskoff vibe

[Nicole44 22059]

All the space talk makes me want to listen to some Beastie Boys Intergalactic. 
 

 

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FL420!

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Cool video letter from Branson to his Mom.

[Nicole44 22059]

CNN can be such a fucking downer sometimes…

[Ten Bears 2481]

Kristin Fisher's parents were astronauts.  Pretty cool.  She is smoke.

[elfenix 34230]

So much masturbation on the VG stream that even I'm embarrassed

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Quote

Kristin Fisher's parents were astronauts.  Pretty cool.  She is smoke.

Something, something, pulling G's. There's a joke in the somewhere.

Edited July 11, 2021 by RPM

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FL450

[Anastasis 23469]

6m from drop.

[deadshank 24652]

Has anyone seen @DaysOff today?

[deadshank 24652]

I wonder if anyone is dipping on this flight?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

7 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

CNN can be such a fucking downer sometimes…

I don’t know, I think it’s fair for them to offer criticism that the media is kept an arms distance away from the private space race unlike how they were brought into NASA. Now perhaps these companies don’t like the ongoing coverage but then they can’t have it their way when they want free rah rah coverage to sell tickets.

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330kts

[Ten Bears 2481]

How you doin' Rachel?

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Climbing, slowing, 470 320kts

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Somebody shoot this bitch on CNN

[Surly Bevo 24908]

Space jorts?

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Apogee 282,000 ft

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

Somebody shoot this bitch on CNN

Agree. If cnn can’t get a non-delayed visual feed, you gotta stop the live commentary. 

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Here's the tricky part

[used2b 249]

This seems very...underwhelming.

[Anastasis 23469]

VG needs an A/V systems update. 

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Just now, used2b said:

This seems very...underwhelming.

Are you not entertained?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13510]

Cool event but VG did a bad job of shutting CNN out of closer-to-live coverage.  I have to assume that isn’t a technical glitch but by design.

[Anastasis 23469]

I think it looks like a fun as hell ride. 

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Astronaut 001 Licensed to Thrill

[Surly Bevo 24908]

I saw Yeager do this at the end of The Right Stuff. 
 
in 1963 

[elfenix 34230]

no one died.  much disappoint.

[deadshank 24652]

Why no video feed from the pilots’ POV?   

Kinda got tired of the constant close up of Branson’s jacked up Brit chiclets.