tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post3110858495247471523..comments2024-03-29T09:08:47.702-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Virgin Orbit pauses all operationsSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38140505685589978862023-03-18T10:19:38.315-04:002023-03-18T10:19:38.315-04:00'Hard and EXPENSIVE" says it all...'Hard and EXPENSIVE" says it all... Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-63759400808576868682023-03-18T04:31:46.490-04:002023-03-18T04:31:46.490-04:00When a hobby and a business model doesn't inte...When a hobby and a business model doesn't interact well.<br /><br />The Banking situation right now doesn't bode well for exploring right now. It's keeping the business home fires burning season.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329176313885665469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81478181654906677712023-03-18T02:46:10.740-04:002023-03-18T02:46:10.740-04:00Ah, one more company full of hopes and dreams disa...Ah, one more company full of hopes and dreams disappears.<br /><br />Virgin Galactic, you had a chance. Several chances. And you have continued the Curse of Burt Rutan, that would be, makes great experimental models, never commercially successful projects.<br /><br />I guess this means Spaceship 2 et al will never fly again.<br /><br />VG now joins Bigelow Aerospace as a 'what-if.'<br />And Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-59021002809352230382023-03-18T02:42:10.814-04:002023-03-18T02:42:10.814-04:00Because Branson is bleeding money right and left d...Because Branson is bleeding money right and left due to his investments. Virgin (outside air space) had one last chance and they blew it. <br /><br />Imagine SpaceX if the last Falcon 1 launch had resulted in failure. Sure, Musk had the on-the-books money to continue to fund it, but he was bleeding money with Tesla and his other ventures and only making a successful launch kept him able to support SpaceX.<br /><br />I think we need to add to the "Space is hard" and just say "Space is hard and EXPENSIVE."Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-15731219967144819582023-03-17T23:32:33.592-04:002023-03-17T23:32:33.592-04:00The Angry Astronaut is not holding out much hope, ...The Angry Astronaut is not holding out much hope, either. Branson COULD, if he wished, put more money in the venture, but so far has not. I wonder why??Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332079520095379932noreply@blogger.com