Is Sir Richard Branson About to Take Over the Universe?

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Sir Richard Branson is set to sign a lease for the world's first private spaceport near Roswell, New Mexico, as part of Virgin Galactic's initiative to launch commercial space flights by 2008. The planned flights will last two and a half hours and cost approximately $200,000 per ticket. In comparison, Russian space flights are significantly cheaper, priced around $20,000, and offer longer stays, including time at the International Space Station. The discussion highlights the differences in pricing and experience between Virgin Galactic's offerings and those of Russian space programs, with some participants expressing skepticism about the profitability of Virgin's venture.
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Sir Richard Branson will sign an agreement this week to lease the world's first private space port near Roswell, New Mexico, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in the 1940s.

The move is part of Virgin Galactic's plans to start commercial space flights by 2008. [continued]
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article332266.ece

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Meh.. They will make profit on this, just not that great..
 
"the two-and-a-half-hour, $200,000 flight."
 
zoobyshoe said:
"the two-and-a-half-hour, $200,000 flight."

Russians do it for 20 grand :biggrin:

and a few days I think
 
I saw 'virgin' and thought something else...
 
I always thought that Victoria Principle was a bit spacey.
 
cronxeh said:
Russians do it for 20 grand :biggrin:
and a few days I think

Multiply that by 1000 and you're there. They charge 20 million.
 
moose said:
Multiply that by 1000 and you're there. They charge 20 million.


Ohh yeah now that you mention it.. :rolleyes:

Hmm it, uh, musta been.. confused.. with.. roubles.. at one point..

hey don't look at me I'm just as confused! :devil:
 
cronxeh said:
Ohh yeah now that you mention it.. :rolleyes:
Hmm it, uh, musta been.. confused.. with.. roubles.. at one point..
hey don't look at me I'm just as confused! :devil:
ha! I wish I could get into space for 20,000 roubles:smile:

Then again the Russian trip does include a brief stay at the ISS which lasts for days instead of a couple of minutes...
 

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