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RE: Stephen Hawking Will Be Traveling To Space!

in #news7 years ago

I dunno. What's the point?
I decided to read a little more about it, so I went to their website.

After several minutes of weightlessness, our astronauts will return to their seats to prepare for re-entry. Personalized seats, custom-designed to safely support each astronaut during every phase of flight, will provide cushioning as the spaceship rapidly decelerates upon re-entry. Once SpaceShipTwo has safely re-entered the atmosphere, the vehicle’s wings will be returned to their normal configuration, and the spaceship will glide back to the original runway. Upon landing, the newly-official astronauts will join their family and friends to celebrate their spaceflight in true Virgin style.

It would seem that it's just a glorified and dangerous thrill ride for very wealthy people.
I'm sure that there is much more behind the scenes for the future of space travel, but ...
heavy sigh
Is my Astronaut Envy showing?