“Just goes to show you that there is nothing routine about space flight.”
Just goes to show you the folly of vertical launch (which Burt Rutan demonstrated the superior alternative to).
Just goes to show you the folly of vertical launch (which Burt Rutan demonstrated the superior alternative to).
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Are you aware of all the problems Virgin Galactic has had?
It never made sense to me to launch from sea level when a higher elevation is available.
Rutan is still a few miles too low and 17500 MPH too slow to put anything into orbit.