Comments on: Tickets on Sale for Virgin Galactic Space Craft Flights http://agmetalminer.com/2009/12/16/tickets-on-sale-for-virgin-galactic-space-craft-flights/ Sourcing & Trading Intelligence for Global Metals Markets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:39:20 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JD http://agmetalminer.com/2009/12/16/tickets-on-sale-for-virgin-galactic-space-craft-flights/comment-page-1/#comment-19940 JD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:44:22 +0000 http://agmetalminer.com/?p=2281#comment-19940 as an engineer and designer i applaud the guys for accomplishing the build....but lets talk practicality....at 200k for an hour and a half joy ride, i think they have a long way to go yet. sure, i understand development costs, and charging what the market will bear...but to gain the widespread support that privatized space flight needs to take off (pun intended) we need realistic costs. yep, i know, carbon fiber, nitrous, benzadrine, nitromethane, digital instrumentation, hiring qualified people, all those things COST...but take a lesson from the innovators of the 60's and 70's who DEVELOPED the technology behind those systems of yours (the drag racers and car designers)....you can do it and do it SAFELY, and still do it cheaply. (oh, and dont forget to recruit sponsorships!) as an engineer and designer i applaud the guys for accomplishing the build….but lets talk practicality….at 200k for an hour and a half joy ride, i think they have a long way to go yet.
sure, i understand development costs, and charging what the market will bear…but to gain the widespread support that privatized space flight needs to take off (pun intended) we need realistic costs.

yep, i know, carbon fiber, nitrous, benzadrine, nitromethane, digital instrumentation, hiring qualified people, all those things COST…but take a lesson from the innovators of the 60′s and 70′s who DEVELOPED the technology behind those systems of yours (the drag racers and car designers)….you can do it and do it SAFELY, and still do it cheaply. (oh, and dont forget to recruit sponsorships!)

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