You do if you don't want to publicly admit you can't pay for it.you don’t turn down a trip to space just cos you’re busy that weekend!
or have chickened outYou do if you don't want to publicly admit you can't pay for it.
What bad publicity? Do you truly imagine for a nanosecond that Evil Overlord gives the tiniest of shits what the Great Unwashed thinks about his space adventures. No matter how many people are watching praying for it to end in an almighty fireball in the Texas desert, their prayers will have zero impact on the outcome.I don't buy the "scheduling conflict" excuse, the original winner probably backed out when they saw how much bad publicity Bezos and Branson were getting - by choosing an 82-year-old space pioneer and an 18-year-old student, Bezos seems to be trying to make people feel bad about hoping Blue Origin blows up.
What bad publicity? Do you truly imagine for a nanosecond that Evil Overlord gives the tiniest of shits what the Great Unwashed thinks about his space adventures.
What backlash? Have there been protests or marches about it? Questions in the Senate? Other than this petition (which is probably somewhat tongue in cheek) I'm not aware of any. Bezos is a a cunt of truly stupendous proportions, but even if he was a virtual saint, a very wealthy individual flaunting his wealth was bound to attract some criticism and a few hundred thousand disgruntled people signing a meaningless petition is hardly a backlash.Bezos clearly doesn't give a shit but a lot of the filthy rich hedge fund types who could afford a $28 million ticket to space like to keep a low profile, wouldn't surprise me if the Bezos backlash gave them cold feet and they decided to wait for a later flight.
You don't get to the point in life where you can blow $28m on a fairground ride if you are concerned about what the little people think especially when you know full well they can't actually do anything about it.There's been a fair bit of commentary in the mainstream media critical of the "billionaire space race" and late-night comics etc. taking the piss, it's been enough to put Musk etc. on the defensive and could be enough to make a publicity-shy billionaire think twice, especially if they were so full of themselves they thought they'd be treated like a brave space pioneer.
Seems like a more likely explanation that somebody canceling their trip to space because they'd forgotten the Derpmanns were having their barbecue that weekend, anyway.
Watch the launch beginning at 6:30 am CDT / 11:30 UTC. Liftoff targeted for 8:00 am CDT / 13:00 UTC.
You haven't seen the flying dick yet?Is it a proper spaceship this time or a Fisher Price toy like Branson's effort?
You haven't seen the flying dick yet?
It's the final countdown.It'll be streamed here tomorrow morning
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ffyIt's the final cuntdown.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you'll be watching it hoping for a fireball. If there isn't you'll be disappointed. If theres is it won't matter if you miss it since you will be able to watch it over and over again.okay i'm not sure i'm gonna last until launch
It'll go a little bit higher than the Virgin spaceplane, and it's a "proper" rocket, but it's still nowhere near proper spaceflight.Is it a proper spaceship this time or a Fisher Price toy like Branson's effort?