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Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 16:46
by Nigel H-J
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.
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 19:21
by FlyTexas
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
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 20:50
by Nigel H-J
If they'd knock three zero's off the price I'd fly in a heartbeat.
Brian, if you are retired then you could always ask Branson if he does discounts for OAP's!!!
Regards
Nigel.
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 21:35
by FlyTexas
Nigel H-J wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 20:50
If they'd knock three zero's off the price I'd fly in a heartbeat.
Brian, if you are retired then you could always ask Branson if he does discounts for OAP's!!!
Regards
Nigel.
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.
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 23:19
by airboatr
FlyTexas wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 19:21
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
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.
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 04:04
by FlyTexas
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
Re: Branson has Flown to the Edge of Space.
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 04:56
by airboatr
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.
Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 14:15
by FlyTexas
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.
Good ol' Uncle Ronnie. He was a hoot.
Brian