Richard Branson is to blast off

[mx wcfc]

Go Richard!

I really should watch the launch as this pic is the only other space launch I have watched live.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Jesus, it's like a fucking infomercial.

 

[a_chap]

To keep you entertained whilst waiting for beardy to burn, there's an England Vs India T20 match on at the moment.

 

[Ax^]

2 minutes

 

[eatmorecheese]

Like totally yah commentary...

 

[TopCat]

Link the livestream or dead stream as I would prefer it please?

 

[Ax^]

his Magical words


jebus

 

[eatmorecheese]

Link the livestream or dead stream as I would prefer it please?

 

[Epico]

his Magical words


jebus

That was the moment I stopped the feed. Felt nauseous.

 

[eatmorecheese]

Seems like an expensive faff for all of a couple of minutes up there.

I will be switching off before Catweazle's smug celebrations...

 

[Ax^]

it would of been more impressive if he just link to him in space and he was just honest and when " Fuck you Elon "

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That was the moment I stopped the feed. Felt nauseous.

Yeah, sounds like a cult broadcast.

 

[A380]

Hope the Zia people ripped him off to use their symbol…

 

[Ax^]

boo he landed safely

 

[A380]

The ground crew should all dress as apes for when they open the doors.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

it would of been more impressive if he just link to him in space and he was just honest and when " Fuck you Elon "

If he did that he'd probably get a tesla fall on his house from low earth orbit.

 

[Storm Fox]

Well that was kinda disappointing. The Zero G section seemed really short. I assume the price for this will be incredible. But a trip on the Vomit Comet is about £7k so is accessible to a lot more people.

 

[Riklet]

Haha shit it's over already?

Christ what a ridiculous scam.

 

[weltweit]

Anyone know why they have a skid rather than a nose wheel?

 

[weltweit]

Anyone know why they have a skid rather than a nose wheel?

Google says: SpaceShipTwo doesn't have a front wheel. Where the front wheel would be on a traditional aircraft is a landing skid. This helps make the spaceship lighter and have a more efficient design

 

[WouldBe]

Anyone know why they have a skid rather than a nose wheel?

To match the mark in his pants.

 

[Raheem]

boo he landed safely

Always the chance an alien will burst out of his chest in a few days' time.

 

[Idris2002]

I disagree. Both Alan Shepard's and Gus Grissom's first space flights (i.e. the USA's first two men into space) were sub-orbital flights. It was definitely space travel.



As for people wanting Bezos to crash - much as I'd love to see the evil, greedy cunt die - he's craftily taking the legendary Wally Funk as a passenger. Absolutely no-one wants to see her die. It's a sort of karmic insurance policy.

Shepherd and Grisson were both beaten into space by Gagarin and his ORBITAL flight.

 

[a_chap]

Yes, I know. And you don't need to childishly capitalise the word "orbital".

Grissom and Shepard still made it into space.

 

[Sprocket.]

It’s all bollocks, chasing money for an adrenaline rush for the rich and shameless.
The same thrill could be achieved by throwing them down a disused mine shaft.

 

[Aladdin]

It’s all bollocks, chasing money for an adrenaline rush for the rich and shameless.
The same thrill could be achieved by throwing them down a disused mine shaft.

Yep.

It actually pretty despicable.
Waste of resources and waste of technology on a pratt with too mucb money and a stupid ego.

Branson...pure shite.
Worse actually. All the common people being told to munch on greens as faff face with his plastic smiley teeth decides he can burn up the equivalent amount of fuel that could run a small village...just so he can say his ass has been in space.

Fucking wanker.

 

[Storm Fox]

The youTube live stream was just one large advert, everything aimed at selling the experience. I'm critical of Musk, but SpaceX actually achieves something other than a joyride for the 1%ers. I've not been following Bransons attempts, but I thought it was more than that and unless I've missed (which is quite likely) it isn't.

 

[Dogsauce]

If any billionaire cunt wants to be first person to walk on the sun I can try and make it happen for them for a million quid a pop. No fancy rockets needed, just a tall building with a couple of strong people doing their best to throw them at the sun. Success not guarantee, but it’ll be a sincere effort.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The beard and the cunt that wears it actually said that it hopes by taking people up there they will magically save the planet from eco-destruction. By going on a joyride in a fucking rocket. Utter, utter cunt.

 

[RedRedRose]

I thought Branson was pleading poverty only a year ago. What happened?