I just happened to turn on fox during launch and watched all the way through landing. This is a huge step for commercial space travel.

They are hoping to lauch again next week, so they can claim their prize.

Some info http://www.spacedev.com/newsite/templates/...Nav=11&subSel=3

Is this financed by Paul Allen? I had the TV and was half listening yesterday when I saw something about space travel being funded by him but I don't see his name in the article.

Or is this something different?

Very interesting no matter! :)

Yeah I think Allen is part of this group. They were saying he was talking about making the next trip - next week. That would be pretty ballsy.

damn, I missed it
I wanted to see that

it was very cool, richard(what's his name) from virgin records has signed on with these guys and will be offering a trip for 100k in the future

line up :)

Yep, Richard Branson has apparently ordered THREE of these spacecraft for delivery in 2006 - Each will take 5 passengers on a three hour flight into space for 100K each (not sure if that's pounds or dollars though). He's already talking about getting an orbiting hotel built too!

- Robin.

That is soooo coool..

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/29/s....cnn/index.html

Yep, Richard Branson has apparently ordered THREE of these spacecraft for delivery in 2006 - Each will take 5 passengers on a three hour flight into space for 100K each (not sure if that's pounds or dollars though). He's already talking about getting an orbiting hotel built too!

- Robin. [/b][/quote]


We need to get Patteycake to start a webmaster charity auction to raise money so we can send Serge to space!!

hey Robin, nice to see ya around:) Hope things are going well for you.


Serge in outerspace, I can see that :)

is my name Alice????Why do you wanna send me to the Moon?????
;-)))

Prices are dropping fast in the space industry:

2001 - first space tourist paid $20 million for 1 week
2006-7 - people will be paying $200 thousands for 3 hours
2020 - ?
2040 - ?

If they get the "Space Elevator" http://www.isr.us/spaceelevatorconference/aboutSE.html idea to work, then it be as cheap as normal earth destinations...

There was a segment on the news the other day where you can take a flight out for $3K or so and experience 0 gravity for 40 second intervals for about 2 hours :)

We need to get Patteycake to start a webmaster charity auction to raise money so we can send Serge to space!! [/b][/quote]
Hummmmmmm.......... B)

Peaches...

Will we be seeing you taking a space flight now you know where to buy one?

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/8MIGFL_ADVE.htm

;)

Regards,

Lee

Peaches...

Will we be seeing you taking a space flight now you know where to buy one?

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/8MIGFL_ADVE.htm

;)

Regards,

Lee [/b][/quote]
That looks AWESOME!!

The only problem I would probably have is that I get extreme motion sickness :( I don't know why but I always have.

i thought that was the waterbeds fault... :P

Watch it live.

An awesome event to watch.

Really did look like something out of a SciFi show with that giant flame coming back out the . I thought it was going to end badly when it started rolling like that.

I want shotgun in the next one.

That looks AWESOME!!

The only problem I would probably have is that I get extreme motion sickness :( I don't know why but I always have. [/b][/quote]
Take a prozac first and you'll be fine :)

Thats a shame though, was looking forward to seeing the first Georgian in space hehe

Regards,

Lee

Yep, Richard Branson has apparently ordered THREE of these spacecraft for delivery in 2006 - Each will take 5 passengers on a three hour flight into space for 100K each (not sure if that's pounds or dollars though). He's already talking about getting an orbiting hotel built too!

- Robin. [/b][/quote]
:yowsa:

now THAT is fucking cool

god i love richard branson :bjump:

i thought that was the waterbeds fault... :P [/b][/quote]
That was a waterbed Jim had?

Could the movie Cheech and Chong and in Outer Space be far behind