Branson to Bezos "I hit that first"

[Anastasis 23463]

Yeah, I think it's the feather.  Dumbass decision cause it looks like someone forgot to clean the thing. 

[Radical Larry 28562]

[Captainant 27637]

Bridge/Gantry retraction. Tune in if you want to see some minor space history! It's great to see so many ventures working on spaceflight though

[deadshank 24652]

This is awesome.  

[mdmost 42999]

Yeah, I appreciate him spending his billions to further our race to the stars but that ship's shape is a perfect metaphor. 

[deadshank 24652]

2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Yeah, I appreciate him spending his billions to further our race to the stars but that ship's shape is a perfect metaphor. 

Shaky camera work adding to the metaphor. 

[deadshank 24652]

Cabin video feed?

[RPM 26317]

351,000 ft

[Captainant 27637]

Sonic boom as the booster lands, pretty neat. Stuck the landing to boot! Seems like they've got a handle on their landing tech. Now we just gotta get the people back on the ground without becoming jello

[mdmost 42999]

Pretty cool. Landed like it was supposed to. 

[Captainant 27637]

main chutes out, 16MPH descent. That's a successful launch! Very cool.

I wonder if ULA is gonna start getting some more love now that Blue Origin isn't focusing on the Bezos flight

[Anastasis 23463]

Man, I didn't see a visual indication of separation for a while.  Would have helped if we have a good audio feed of mission control. 

[deadshank 24652]

Gonna land on someone’s deer blind

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

So should I start buying up land in Van Horn yet?

[RPM 26317]

Touchdown

[mdmost 42999]

I see movement inside, so they're alive. Did they overshoot the landing?

[RPM 26317]

They definitely bought the radio equipment off Amazon.

[Blotto 23490]

Just now, mdmost said:

I see movement inside, so they're alive. Did they overshoot the landing?

Pretty sure they were aiming for earth.

[deadshank 24652]

Mofos gonna hang out in there all day long?

[Armybrat 40822]

Is there a chiropractor in the house?

[deadshank 24652]

I’m on the record:  the ground crew sucks 

[deadshank 24652]

5 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

So should I start buying up land in Van Horn yet?

Travis, you’re years too late!!

[Bevo Num1 1011]

Take off the fucking cowboy hats assholes.

[deadshank 24652]

Just now, Bevo Num1 said:

Take off the fucking cowboy hats assholes.

I heartily disagree.  I like the cheekiness.  

[Don Johnson 4752]

Need to know more about the ladies in the welcoming crew

[ChickenSandwich 9828]

On 7/11/2021 at 10:37 PM, atomheartbevo said:

How much fuel she burn Jeff?

[RPM 26317]

Just now, Don Johnson said:

Need to know more about the ladies in the welcoming crew

They are out of your pay grade.

[Anastasis 23463]

Just now, Don Johnson said:

Need to know more about the ladies in the welcoming crew

Bezo's is a known entity, but looked like Wally's welcoming crew may have some potential. 

[deadshank 24652]

I’d laugh my ass off someone stumbles across a rattle bug laid up in the sotol.  

[Don Johnson 4752]

 

[William Wallace 106]

Lets do it!   Billionaries Race to Space!

Edited July 20, 2021 by William Wallace

[William Wallace 106]

 

Awesome!  One more! Lets Go!!!!

 

[Captainant 27637]

first photography starting to come out...

 

[Moby Ric 2058]

[William Wallace 106]

That new Balloon sounds cool, so you don't have to be a millionaire!

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Because most of us probably haven’t seen this scene in 20 years

[atomheartbevo 89628]

Bezos to Branson:  Fuck around and find out!

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-bars-virgin-galactic-rocket-plane-flights-pending-mishap-probe-2021-09-02/

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The FAA, responsible for protecting the public during commercial space transportation launch and reentry, said "SpaceShipTwo deviated from its Air Traffic Control clearance as it returned to Spaceport America" in New Mexico.

"Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final mishap investigation report or determines the issues related to the mishap do not affect public safety," the agency said.