To Derek, Greg and Mary,

I have a technical question I'd like to ask about Virgin Galactic &
Scaled Composites that is mostly technical but borders a bit on a question of
policy because of a highly speculative assumption behind it.

I've speculated here before that I think Branson has an ulterior motive for
Virgin Galactic, but I want to open discussion of some of the technical details
and challenges behind where I think he'd like to take it with those with
aeronautical engineering experience and knowledge.

Would a highly speculative technical question be appropriate for
sci.space.tech? It really isn't a question about policy, but it surely goes
beyond the scope of what is being done or has been done in the past and as
far as speculative assumptions go, is pretty brash.

Dave