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Great article, but I don't think that Virgin Galactic is really in the same market directly competing with the likes of SpaceX or Blue Origin. There is a place
by SEJeff 8y ago
Great article, but I don't think that Virgin Galactic is really in the same market directly competing with the likes of SpaceX or Blue Origin. There is a place for all three, but Virgin Galactic is just about LEO space tourism. SpaceX's stated mission is to make humans a multi-planetary species and start a mars colony. Slightly different things.
- avmich 8y agoNo, not quite right. VG is in suborbital tourism business - their current technology allows only short hops to Karman line or so. To get to LEO one has to have a substantially more capable system, here SpaceX with its crewed Dragon would be front runner. On the other hand, VG is much closer to starting offering suborbital rides than SpaceX is to starting offering interplanetary manned flights.
- SEJeff 8y agoAaaaaaaand you still proved my point, which is that they're not really competitors at all, unlike what the article says!
- vasili111 8y agoIt is different but very important.