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Sir Richard Branson Space Flight - Today - 2pm

MarkM88

What do you think? It sounds exciting, although not sure you would get me up there.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57790040

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Ross_Alumni

I wouldn't mind a trip to space

vikingqueen

I can think of better things to spend money on

RDani

When you have as much money as these billionaires like Branson, Bezos & Musk money is irrelevant. Bezos had to pay out 38 billion for his divorce. He made half of that back within a few months.

vikingqueen

I don't really care about how much money someone has @RDani I just think it's obscene that they choose to waste it when in 2021 people are homeless, hungry and desperate. How will wasting that much money benefit society! I just don't get why they can't use their wealth to help others who have nothing.

leeCal

And what about the pollution from all these aircraft, they should be made to pay extortionate amounts in pollution tax. That applies to normal rocket take offs too.

all unnecessary imo. ?

RDani

The things these guys do like this 'space race' is advancing science as a whole for the entire planet, there is also Musk with his electric cars.
If you want to blame anyone for them not 'paying their share' blame the governments that let them get away with it.

MarkM88

The time has now changed to 3.30pm.

http://www.virgingalactic.com/

OverlyAnxious

Branson does give a lot to charity. If this idea takes off, he'll be able to make more profit from other super-rich people which will also be given to charity...as well as the scientific advances mentioned above too.

MarkM88

Did anyone watch the live feed? I was on YouTube.

Ross_Alumni

I didn't @MarkN88, how was it?

MarkM88

@Ross_Scope I enjoyed it but I did stop to think for a moment, I wonder what they will do if something serious goes wrong, but then it all went well so I was thinking in the end it must feel good.

RDani

The live stream barely worked, I think Amazon Web Services were hosting the connection

MarkM88

RDani said:

The live stream barely worked, I think Amazon Web Services were hosting the connection

Bit of a few blips but I didn’t seem to have a lot of issues, saw quite a lot.

leeCal

‘The Financial Times reveals EU plans to increase taxes on polluting fuels and to bring in a bloc-wide levy on kerosene in aviation.’ Sky news.

Someones thinking right anyway. ?