Virgin Galactic successfully completed test flight for commercial space tourism

[dude58677]

https://www.space.com/42716-virgin-g...hes-space.html

[luctor-et-emergo]

Nice... Who knows when this will be as normal as flying an airplane in the 1920's...

I'd like to add to that that actually going up that high for just a moment may be kind of boring for the money it will cost. Spending a few nights in space, watching the earth as you orbit and enjoying weightlessness for a while is much more interesting. I think economically that makes more sense as a business model in the long term. It's much more costly to get to orbit but the reward is so much greater.

I guess it would be nice to be hotel staff in space..

[dude58677]

Nice... Who knows when this will be as normal as flying an airplane in the 1920's...

I'd like to add to that that actually going up that high for just a moment may be kind of boring for the money it will cost. Spending a few nights in space, watching the earth as you orbit and enjoying weightlessness for a while is much more interesting. I think economically that makes more sense as a business model in the long term. It's much more costly to get to orbit but the reward is so much greater.

I guess it would be nice to be hotel staff in space..

First things first!