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Richard Branson can still live a life with near zero risk, in absolute luxury for longer than the average life span after doing this though. He's still a Billi
by RIMR 5y ago
Richard Branson can still live a life with near zero risk, in absolute luxury for longer than the average life span after doing this though.
He's still a Billionaire. He didn't "put his money where his mouth is", he bought a custom spaceship using a fraction of his enormous net worth, and rode it out of the atmosphere as a stunt. He hopes he can make a business out of it for other rich people who want to do the same.
This isn't inspiring. Virgin Galactic spacecraft are purely recreational. They offer zero scientific or business purposes outside of selling wealthy people tickets on a rare adventure to nowhere.
- Jabbles 5y agoIt's not true they offer no scientific value. A few minutes' continuous zero-g for relatively low cost is useful for some experiments. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/nasa-supported-tech-to-fly-on-virgin-galactic-ss2.html https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/nasa-support...
- SergeAx 5y agoI am not sure about cost effectiveness of this. I may experience 10 episodes of 30 second zero-g in parabolic flight for equivalent of $3750. It is almost $6000 (5000 euro) for non-Russian citizens plus ticket to Moscow plus accommodation, but still. Compare with $100-250k for 3 minutes of continuous zero-g with Virgin Galactic.
- Jabbles 5y agoIf you require more than 30 seconds to perform your experiment, you must instead compare this to an orbital flight.
- thehappypm 5y agoYou’re right, besides its business purpose, there is no business purpose.