"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Branson's Virgin Galactic...

http://www.space.com/php/video/playe...gin_galactic01

I'd go in a New York minute.

No you wouldn't. You do not like to travel!

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:56:00 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Branson's Virgin Galactic...

http://www.space.com/php/video/playe...gin_galactic01

I'd go in a New York minute.

No you wouldn't. You do not like to travel!

For this, I'd make an exception.

I have figured for years, that the next space vehicle should be an air
launched unit. Save lots of fuel getting it to 500 mph and 50,000'. And
F'n NASA, goes back to 1960!

That vehicle in the video doesn't look like it has enough fuel capacity to
attain orbit, nor any heat tiles to cope with the reentry heat.

Floyd wrote:
That vehicle in the video doesn't look like it has enough fuel capacity to
attain orbit, nor any heat tiles to cope with the reentry heat.

Yeah, I'm sure after all the millions they've spent for R&D and
prototyping, they simply forgot about reentry heat.