EADS going for sub orbital tourist flights

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm

I wonder if they'll be able to compete with Virgin.

Will this prompt Boeing into the market?

Could this be used for high speed point to point flights? The cabin
looks like it has room for 10 people.

Alex Terrell wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm

The cabin looks like it has room for 10 people.

Seems they are only claiming four:

Astrium says there will be room for four passengers on each
mission. Towards the top of the climb, these individuals will
be able to float free in the cabin and look through large
windows at the planet below.

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On 14 Jun, 00:32, Rick Jones wrote:
Alex Terrell wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm
The cabin looks like it has room for 10 people.

Seems they are only claiming four:

Astrium says there will be room for four passengers on each
mission. Towards the top of the climb, these individuals will
be able to float free in the cabin and look through large
windows at the planet below.

But if you look at how much space they have - its what you'd expect if
you spend 200,000 dollars.

How about if you spend $40,000, could you fly across the Atlantic in
an hour, with 10 in the cabin?

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:41:00 -0700, Alex Terrell
wrote:

On 14 Jun, 00:32, Rick Jones wrote:
Alex Terrell wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm
The cabin looks like it has room for 10 people.

Seems they are only claiming four:

Astrium says there will be room for four passengers on each
mission. Towards the top of the climb, these individuals will
be able to float free in the cabin and look through large
windows at the planet below.

But if you look at how much space they have - its what you'd expect if
you spend 200,000 dollars.

How about if you spend $40,000, could you fly across the Atlantic in
an hour, with 10 in the cabin?

You could do it, along with 100 others, in a little over 3 hours for
less than US$4000 .... and still wearing ordinary clothing.

But that was 30 years ago and things have progressed since then.

No floating around though but you can experience that, albeit short
term, for almost next to nothing now.


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Alex Terrell wrote:

:On 14 Jun, 00:32, Rick Jones wrote:
: Alex Terrell wrote:
: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm
: The cabin looks like it has room for 10 people.
:
: Seems they are only claiming four:
:
: Astrium says there will be room for four passengers on each
: mission. Towards the top of the climb, these individuals will
: be able to float free in the cabin and look through large
: windows at the planet below.
:
:But if you look at how much space they have - its what you'd expect if
:you spend 200,000 dollars.
:
:How about if you spend $40,000, could you fly across the Atlantic in
:an hour, with 10 in the cabin?
:

No. Too far and too many people.


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Alex Terrell wrote:
I wonder if they'll be able to compete with Virgin.

To me, it looks like thats exactly what they want to do. EADS is owned by two
Governments, so apparently they aren't happy with capitalism having something.

Glen Overby

"Glen Overby" a écrit dans le message de news:
main...
Alex Terrell wrote:
I wonder if they'll be able to compete with Virgin.

To me, it looks like thats exactly what they want to do. EADS is owned by
two
Governments, so apparently they aren't happy with capitalism having
something.

Glen Overby


You're thinking of the 15% stock of the french government - with no voting
right - and the 5% of the spanish one?

If so, you have a strange definition of ownership.

On 21 Jun, 17:25, "frédéric haessig" wrote:
"Glen Overby" a écrit dans le message de news:
...

Alex Terrell wrote:
I wonder if they'll be able to compete with Virgin.

To me, it looks like thats exactly what they want to do. EADS is owned by
two
Governments, so apparently they aren't happy with capitalism having
something.

Glen Overby

You're thinking of the 15% stock of the french government - with no voting
right - and the 5% of the spanish one?

If so, you have a strange definition of ownership.

Controlled might be a more appropriate word. Witness the arguments
about who's in charge and where the job cuts happen.

That said, "Lockmart" is equally controlled by the US Pentagon.

Come to think of it, most companies are at the mercy of powerful
Governments.

Alex Terrell wrote:

:
:That said, "Lockmart" is equally controlled by the US Pentagon.
:

I rather think it's the other way around, based on observation. The
United States Air Force, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed-Martin
Corporation...


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On Jun 21, 11:35 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
Alex Terrell wrote:

:
:That said, "Lockmart" is equally controlled by the US Pentagon.
:

I rather think it's the other way around, based on observation. The
United States Air Force, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed-Martin
Corporation...

Does that mean Kellogg Brown and Root own the Marines? How about the
Oil companies? Do they own the Navy?

I'm surprised with your Freddy making a claim like the one above. Very
conspiratorial of you. Do your handler's know your posting like this?
I bet they do...

Eric


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