VSS Enterprise completes first flight under its carrier aircraft

On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:11:18 -0800, Pat Flannery
wrote:

On 3/25/2010 9:51 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

The fueselage design for SS2 and WK2 are shared, so they both have lots of
windows. The nose art is interesting too. ;-)

That's "Galactic Girl"... based on a old photo of Branson's mom, Eve:
http://www.lemonodor.com/archives/im...actic-girl.jpg

It's based on his mom? OK, I'm sufficiently creeped out now...

Dale

Dale Carlson wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:11:18 -0800, Pat Flannery
wrote:

On 3/25/2010 9:51 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

The fueselage design for SS2 and WK2 are shared, so they both have
lots of windows. The nose art is interesting too. ;-)

That's "Galactic Girl"... based on a old photo of Branson's mom, Eve:
http://www.lemonodor.com/archives/im...actic-girl.jpg

It's based on his mom? OK, I'm sufficiently creeped out now...

Dale

Why? You do realize at one point your own mother was probably "hot" at
least hot enough to interest your father.

It's not like Branson is saying, "this is what I masturbate to".


--
Greg Moore
Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC.

On 3/28/2010 3:21 PM, Dale Carlson wrote:
That's "Galactic Girl"... based on a old photo of Branson's mom, Eve:
http://www.lemonodor.com/archives/im...actic-girl.jpg

It's based on his mom? OK, I'm sufficiently creeped out now...

Hit me as a little odd also.
The photo of her is on the bottom right of the image.

Pat

On 3/28/2010 4:06 PM, Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:


Why? You do realize at one point your own mother was probably "hot" at
least hot enough to interest your father.

It's not like Branson is saying, "this is what I masturbate to".

It would be okay if I did it though, wouldn't it? ;-)

Pat

"Marvin the Martian" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:28:31 -0800, Pat Flannery wrote:

virgin

Why does that crap fascinate so many people? It's a lousy sounding
rocket. It is orders of magnitude away from LEO.

I think people just don't understand. It plays on their ignorance.

It's not intended to be a sounding rocket, so yea, it would obviously make a
lousy sounding rocket, just like my Crown Victoria makes a lousy pickup
truck.

No one said it was anything more than it is, which is a suborbital joy ride
for the rich. Branson thinks he can make a buck by this business venture.
Maybe he can, maybe he can't. Either way he's going to learn something
about the business of launching people into (suborbital) space.

Jeff
--
"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon

"Marvin the Martian" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:26:09 -0400, David Spain wrote:

At $1,000 with or without a Zero-G experience, it'd be my highest ride
to date, on an aircraft with incredible views, comfortable seats and a
suborbital launch viewing stand that couldn't be beat!

This vehicle will have longer lines for paying customers than SS2
will....

Dave

Well shoot. I'll make you barf for $100. Why do you want to pay so much?

There are precious few ways you can safely experience high quality zero
gravity for more than say a couple of seconds at a time. Just because you
don't get it, doesn't mean that others share your feelings.

Jeff
--
"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon

"Dale Carlson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:11:18 -0800, Pat Flannery
wrote:
That's "Galactic Girl"... based on a old photo of Branson's mom, Eve:
http://www.lemonodor.com/archives/im...actic-girl.jpg

It's based on his mom? OK, I'm sufficiently creeped out now...

Why?

Jeff
--
"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
dakotatelephone...
On 3/28/2010 4:06 PM, Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:


Why? You do realize at one point your own mother was probably "hot" at
least hot enough to interest your father.

It's not like Branson is saying, "this is what I masturbate to".

It would be okay if I did it though, wouldn't it? ;-)

I figured Pat couldn't let this opportunity go by without grabbing it. ;-)

Jeff
--
"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon

Pat Flannery wrote:

That's "Galactic Girl"... based on a old photo of Branson's mom, Eve:
http://www.lemonodor.com/archives/im...actic-girl.jpg

Dickie's mum has got it goin' on ... well hell, even the real picture you pointed out at bottom right shows that.

"Jeff Findley" writes:

"Marvin the Martian" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:26:09 -0400, David Spain wrote:

At $1,000 with or without a Zero-G experience, it'd be my highest ride
to date, on an aircraft with incredible views, comfortable seats and a
suborbital launch viewing stand that couldn't be beat!

This vehicle will have longer lines for paying customers than SS2
will....

Dave

Well shoot. I'll make you barf for $100. Why do you want to pay so much?

There are precious few ways you can safely experience high quality zero
gravity for more than say a couple of seconds at a time. Just because you
don't get it, doesn't mean that others share your feelings.

Jeff

And to be honest, I'd probably prefer the version of the ride w/o Zero-G.

Marvin, you have a plane that'll take me to 65K ft., with comfortable seats,
with great views of the Mohave Desert and possibly San Diego and/or LA
AND let me watch a sub-orbital spacecraft launch from a few feet away
all for $100? Or even $1000?

Not all travels are about the destination, some are about the journey...

Dave