"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
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On 3/24/2010 12:02 PM, David Spain wrote:
Virgin Galactic Business Express, LA to Sidney in 45 minutes, mark my
words...

OK, well not with SS2, perhaps, but SS3, or SS4? We'll see....
Sir Richard is crazy, no doubt. Like a fox.

An airline flight you have to train for?
That sorta defeats the purpose of the speedy flight. :-)
Me, I'd take the Queen Mary 2.
$200,000 could buy you around nine world cruises in economy class on that
ship, or over two top-of-the-line ones with a private suite:
http://book.cunard.com/find/pb/searc...&ship=&dat e=

The "astronaut training" is part of the "experience".

Plus, the safety lecture on *every* airline flight is more CYA than anything
else, and this "astronaut training" will be full of CYA information and
training experience. Despite making everyone sign a waiver, when the first
fatal accident happens, you can bet Virgin Galactic will be sued by some of
the best blood thirsty lawyers out there. Providing extensive "astronaut
training" prior to the first flight will be shown in court to prove that the
participants were *fully* informed over a period of days of the dangers they
might expect.

Jeff
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