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This is a link post So, SpaceShipTwo appears to have crashed
Anyone still want to ride on it?
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 18:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post I REALLY hope Bono was on it.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 18:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Guilty lols

(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post You're a bad bad man
and I hope you're right.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post
And those cunt kids from the barclays life skills adverts
 (I helped save b3ta! sock more tea vicar?, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I actually think they are quite charming
Very un-Tarquin, and un-chav. It's a tough line to get right nowadays.
 (I helped save b3ta! Ghoti Fingers, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 20:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post I clicked I like this

(I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Confirmed that one person was killed in the crash.
We might still be in luck.

Does Morrissey like space by any chance?
 (Jimbotfu Bummed in the gob again, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Wah wah waaaaaaah
What's the point of the stupid thing? It's not like it's an actual proper spaceship like off Star Trek.
 (Bob the Builder killed Captain Alex, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I hate in-flight anomalies
Has it collided with MH370?
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 18:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post That thing seems cursed
They already killed a bunch of people on the ground when the motor went bang.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 18:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post Early airplanes had some spectacular setbacks too.
Didn't stop them taking off in the end.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 18:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post typical! never went all the way!

(I helped save b3ta! skullbuggery uh huh! kissed a cow!, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 19:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pfft.

(I helped save b3ta! Ghoti Fingers, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 20:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Front fell off?

(I helped save b3ta! Ghoti Fingers, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 20:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's sad
We should all be rooting for Virgin, chaps. Pushing the boundaries of science and democratising space flight.
 (I helped save b3ta! After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Fri 31 Oct 2014, 20:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post I couldnt give a fuck about going into space
There I said it.

And he's hardly democratising it. Plutocratising it maybe
 (benito vaselini no not that one, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Space travel's worth your interest
But that aside, all transport breakthroughs start with the rich, pal. Plebs get their chance later. If you've got a better model for providing the cash, let us know.
 (I helped save b3ta! After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post get their chance to what? Visit Venus?
I've seen pics, it looks a bit hot. Not much happening in the low season either
 (benito vaselini no not that one, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'd quite like to visit Mars
But Virgin Galactic aren't going to be doing that in my lifetime.

SpaceX on the other hand have that as their stated goal.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Your nan
Would have said the same about Benidorm.
 (I helped save b3ta! After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post dont particularly want to go there either
At least I wouldnt have to wear a giant suit to stop me dying I suppose
 (benito vaselini no not that one, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post This isn't the sort of space flight I'm interested in.
Sure you might be able to reach 100km, just. You're not staying there though.

Suborbital spaceflight serves no practical purpose anymore. To all intents and purposes this is just an expensive fairground ride.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post But it's not astronauts
It's a step in the right direction. Right?
 (I helped save b3ta! After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's a step down the wrong path though.
This isn't a route that will end up with mass access to space. It's hard to see how this technology could even be expanded to put a single human in orbit.

Elon Musk is on the right track - his stated goal is to get to Mars. Everything that SpaceX does advances progress towards that goal. That's the right direction - not a five minute vomit comet ride for those with too much spare cash.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oooh, mind the piss

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fair point
But I'd rather Virgin Galactic than some Red Bull cock making a parachute jump.
 (I helped save b3ta! After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Fri 31 Oct 2014, 21:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post In related news:
Felix Baumgartner's record was broken this week. You probably didn't hear about that though as he was sponsored by Google, not Red Bull.

www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/oct/25/google-executive-alan-eustace-jumps-space-felix-baumgartner-record-video
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 31 Oct 2014, 22:07, , Reply)