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jbwelda
They are his resources to waste, aren't they?
Some of us buy super deluxe editions, some of us can afford to shoot for the moon.
Take into consideration all the things Sir Branson has done in his lifetime and he is a pretty fking amazing person. He deserves to be a billionaire and spend his money as he chooses. I am sure he pays taxes. His work also benefits humankind in many ways beyond the obvious. Just wait till we have to evacuate the planet. Might not be long now.
jb
I understood this is exactly what they want to do.That being said I agree that space tourism is a waste of resources.Quote
georgie48
Money, money, money ...
How about selling "lucky dip" tickets for us mortals? A small change to make a unique journey ...
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Captain Teague
This is the billionaire Branson who wanted the British taxpayer to pay for his furloughed British Airways staff while he lived in a Caribbean tax haven counting his money to see if he had enough to buy a rocket. What a complete and utter w*nker!
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skytrench
An awesome roller coaster ride for billionaires, now let the space tourism begin....what a waste of resources!
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Nikkei
I don't get how it's a "momentous achievement". NASA has been doing it for decades
Yep, just have a look into the development of the Space Shuttle (or competitors like Sänger) which started in the 1960s - [en.Wikipedia.org] . So nothing new to bring a spaceship into space on the back of a stratosphere-plane.
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Nikkei
I don't get how it's a "momentous achievement". NASA has been doing it for decades
Yep, just have a look into the development of the Space Shuttle (or competitors like Sänger) which started in the 1960s - [en.Wikipedia.org] . So nothing new to bring a spaceship into space on the back of a stratosphere-plane.
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TheflyingDutchman
This looks far more adventurous to me: