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So whatever happened to Virgin Galactic? I know they were planning a reusable spaceship that would focus on tourism first. Was the plan just too complex in comp
by bambataa 6y ago
So whatever happened to Virgin Galactic? I know they were planning a reusable spaceship that would focus on tourism first. Was the plan just too complex in comparison to the simpler capsule-on-a-rocket approach? Or do the economics not stack up?
- nabla9 6y agoVirgin Galactic is not going to orbit. They do suborbital spaceflights. The difference in effort and energy required is roughly 1:10. They basically just throw people high up so that they can say they have been space.