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By: Moonage SpaceDream » Blog Archive » Virgin Galactic Two: The Motion Picture

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:48:03 +0000

[...] a reference to this on MSNBC via Bad Astronomer.Â It works a lot better via Youtube.Â This is also the FULL length [...]

By: Art

Art — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:18:58 +0000

I heard Rutan speak at a conference — he brought video of the SpaceShipOne flight and all I could think was “I want to go — NOW!”

By: TravisM

TravisM — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:16:30 +0000

The 62 mile high club Phill? Bungies!? LOL! That’s just the greatest thing I’ve heard you allude to EVER!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:02:45 +0000

A friend flew on Zero-G and said that Zero-G researched it and it was the repitition that caused the problem. Zero-G flights only do 10 parabolas, which cuts the puke factor quite a bit.

Can’t wait until we have some data on the single 4-5 minute parabola!

By: Irishman

Irishman — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:43:34 +0000

Tailspin Tommy, don’t know much about your business, but the “Vomit Comet” is named such for a reason. 70 – 100 cycles between 0 and 2 gees every couple minutes does wear on the stomach – so much so that anti-nausea drugs are provided. Also, it is a common if not frequent curse of astronauts upon hitting space to spend the first few hours adjusting. Given that air sickness bags are a common provision on commercial airplanes, I would expect Virgin Galactic (or whomever) to at least provide for the possibility in-flight sickness will occur, whether or not it is frequent.

By: Moonage Spacedream

Moonage Spacedream — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:11:29 +0000

Virgin Galactic Two: The Motion Picture…

Saw a reference to this on MSNBC via Bad Astronomer. It works a lot better via Youtube. This is also the FULL length feature. I imagine the ride itself will be even more exciting! BA beat me to the idea…

By: Tailspin Tommy

Tailspin Tommy — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:08:51 +0000

Ran a biplane sightseeing and air combat business for 15 years and people always made stupid jokes about puking. Very few people did it. Saw several people advertise mile-high flights and get lots of press for offering such. Very few people did it.

But I’d be thrilled if could do either above 100 kilometers.