It will be interesting to see how long it takes Branson to make this venture profitable, if at all.
To: The_Victor
Tha taxpayers are footing 225 million for this "private" venture.
2 posted on
12/13/2005 7:36:38 AM PST by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: The_Victor
Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M. Slutty Spaceport to be built in CA. :o)
3 posted on
12/13/2005 7:37:49 AM PST by
TheBigB
("Hey, barkeep, whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry martini around here?"--Brian Griffin)
To: The_Victor
Since Calypso Louie has an in with aliens, maybe he could kick-in some money...or the aliens.
4 posted on
12/13/2005 7:38:41 AM PST by
twoputt
To: The_Victor
if he does this they should cut NASA's budget in half and give the money to him
He sounds like he can do 10 times as much on 10% of the money
I bet he would have us on Mars in 10 years.
7 posted on
12/13/2005 7:42:19 AM PST by
Mr. K
(Some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help...)
To: The_Victor
Virgin Spaceport to Be Built in N.M.I like my spaceports to be a little experienced. You know, the kind that have had a few rockets land there already.
8 posted on
12/13/2005 7:43:20 AM PST by
Lazamataz
(Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
To: KevinDavis
19 posted on
12/13/2005 7:52:04 AM PST by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: The_Victor
I know nothing about branson as a person, but what I do see is that he is a BUILDER. He builds businesses and makes them work and profit. No wonder BA/AF wouldn't let him have the concordes.
To: The_Victor
"Fly safe. Fly Virgin."
31 posted on
12/13/2005 11:01:31 AM PST by
Jonah Hex
("Life's a beta, then you die." - overheard in City of Villains)
To: The_Victor
Several states have spaceports, and space agencies.
32 posted on
12/13/2005 11:03:59 AM PST by
RightWhale
(Not transferable -- Good only for this trip)
To: The_Victor
33 posted on
12/13/2005 11:35:01 AM PST by
woofie
To: The_Victor
New Mexico.....Spaceport.....UFOs.....Aliens......Small town in middle of nowhere....can't remember name....Oh yeah, Santa Cruz.
/sarc
35 posted on
12/13/2005 11:39:13 AM PST by
add925
(The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; sionnsar; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ..
36 posted on
12/13/2005 6:10:40 PM PST by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: The_Victor
"Virgin will have a 20-year lease on the facility, with annual payments of $1 million for the first five years and rising to cover the cost of the project by the end of the lease."
Does that mean the state is paying for this and expects Virgin to pay them back out of the profits?
37 posted on
12/14/2005 12:21:04 PM PST by
gondramB
(Rightful liberty is unobstructed action within limits of the equal rights of others.)
To: The_Victor
I would have thought Branson understood marketing well enough to put this near Rosewell.
38 posted on
12/14/2005 12:23:39 PM PST by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: cyborg
My God!
They've started shooting virgins into space!
41 posted on
12/14/2005 12:53:49 PM PST by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: The_Victor
Where is it going to be built?
Roswell?
45 posted on
12/14/2005 1:00:14 PM PST by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
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