Watching the @virgingalactic launch this morning 🚀 #Unity22
https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/1414229297267503107
My feelings about the whole billionaire space race thing are, shall we say, mixed. I’m watching the launch because I’m interested in spaceships but there’s a lot going on with this whole endeavor that a tweet can’t really encapsulate.
Wow this livestream is really putting the “commercial” into “commercial spaceflight”
Meanwhile, here’s a piece by @ChanSteele:
“While those wealthy enough to build spacecraft can certainly be as starry-eyed as the rest of us, it’s unsettling to watch them flex the power to leave the planet, particularly in such troubled times.” nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
“While those wealthy enough to build spacecraft can certainly be as starry-eyed as the rest of us, it’s unsettling to watch them flex the power to leave the planet, particularly in such troubled times.” nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
Well, as infomercials go, it had some cool visuals.
I’m glad the flight went safely. I’m rather depressed at the notion of space launches becoming commercials for billionaires & giant conglomerates, dotted with nauseating catch-phrases like “space is now Virgin territory.” 😑
I’m glad the flight went safely. I’m rather depressed at the notion of space launches becoming commercials for billionaires & giant conglomerates, dotted with nauseating catch-phrases like “space is now Virgin territory.” 😑
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