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If Virgin Galactic can get the costs down enough, the really exciting thing about what they are proposing to do is turning 18 hour airplane flights into less th
by jnw2 14y ago
If Virgin Galactic can get the costs down enough, the really exciting thing about what they are proposing to do is turning 18 hour airplane flights into less than two hour suborbital flights. Even if you don't care about space for the sake of space, it's obvious that that would be a huge improvement in transportation between various points on Earth.
- quotemstr 14y agoYes, but if you can afford a suborbital flight, you can probably afford to spend those 18 hours in international first class, where you'll have access to a bed, unlimited champagne, caviar, and whatever else you want. Why cut that party short?