So can you if you have a spare £180,000 even then you still got to get there!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57797297
The Flight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TVs2lWk_GI
Regards
Nigel.
Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Moderators: Guru's, The Ministry
Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Very happy that the flight was a success. If they'd knock three zero's off the price I'd fly in a heartbeat.
Brian
Brian
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Brian, if you are retired then you could always ask Branson if he does discounts for OAP's!!!If they'd knock three zero's off the price I'd fly in a heartbeat.
Regards
Nigel.
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Great idea, Nigel! I'm not retired yet, but my airline does have a ZED (Zonal Employee Discount) agreement with Virgin Atlantic. I wonder if Sir Richard would honor that agreement? Being that I'd be departing and arriving from the same airport/spaceport I should only have to pay for travel within a single zone. Sweet!
Brian
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
I put in a good word for you, Brian.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/ ... paceflight
Good luck!
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Thanks for that, Joe! I asked Mrs. FlyTexas if she was ok if I went into space. She said that she thought I'd really like that. She then asked if insurance would pay if things went horribly wrong on the flight...I told her "Not a chance." She then told me that I could not go into space. To make a long story short I've submitted my entry to go into space on the Virgin Galactic space plane.
Brian
Brian
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
I know.. wo men, right?
Ref the bit where you said..-going into space:
That reminds me of when Discovery launched after the Challenger disaster.
A reporter asked then President Reagan what it felt like to being back in space with the launch of Discovery.
Reagan replied.
Well, I've been in outer space for the last 8 years....
I still hear his voice saying that, ... Cracks me up to this day.
Of course we found out later. - he was.
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Good ol' Uncle Ronnie. He was a hoot.airboatr wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 04:56
I know.. wo men, right?
Ref the bit where you said..-going into space:
That reminds me of when Discovery launched after the Challenger disaster.
A reporter asked then President Reagan what it felt like to being back in space with the launch of Discovery.
Reagan replied.
Well, I've been in outer space for the last 8 years....
I still hear his voice saying that, ... Cracks me up to this day.
Of course we found out later. - he was.
Brian