LOS ANGELES, California - The U.S. Space Force announced today (April 8) that one of its three major commands will be headquartered at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo (next to LAX).
The Space Systems Command will oversee efforts to develop, acquire, launch, and sustain military space systems, according to Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, who co-chairs the California Aerospace Caucus.
“With every passing day, space becomes more critical for our national security and for commercial activities, and I'm pleased that Southern California and Los Angeles Air Force Base will be at the center of an increased emphasis on space,'' Lieu said.
“Southern California was already leading the way on aerospace and space innovation, and establishing the Space Systems Command [SSC] at [the Los Angeles Air Force Base] will position our region for further growth...
“We are ushering in a new era focused on space, and I'm thrilled Southern California and LA AFB will be at the forefront.''
Lieu, who was stationed himself at the base while on active duty in the Air Force, noted on Twitter Thursday in light of the announcement that he worked as a member of the Torrance City Council to prevent the Department of Defense [Department of War or DoD] from closing or moving the base in Los Angeles.
According to the U.S. Space Force, the SSC will be responsible for identifying, prototyping, and fielding innovative, space-based solutions to support and meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy.
It will also provide oversight to science and technology activities of the U.S. Space Force, which has two other major commands along with the SSC, the already-established Space Operations Command and the planned Space Training and Readiness Command.
The base's Space and Missile Systems Center will be re-designated as the SSC, which is expected to launch over summer. First, Pres. Biden will nominate a U.S. Space Force three-star general officer of the SSC, who must be confirmed by the Senate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the decision to headquarter the SSC in Southern California “a critical investment in California's vital aerospace and defense industries'' and said it would mean new well-paying jobs in the region.
“My administration made it a priority to push for more federal investment in the defense aerospace industry, and this new Space Systems Command -- which will have nationwide authority over launches and procurement -- is a big win for the innovation economy that has made California the nation's engine of transformative growth, technology, and ideas,'' the governor said.
The SSC will also provide administrative and integration support to the Space Rapid Capabilities Office at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The office currently reports to the Chief of Space Operations.
“The alignment of SSC at [Los Angeles Air Force Base] ensures that the Air Force and Space Force will continue to partner with industry to develop, build, and field the most advanced and capable space systems,'' said Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, who co-chairs the California Aerospace Caucus with Rep. Ted Lieu.
“The challenge before the new Space Systems Command is great: We are in a race for superiority in space. We cannot rely on the antiquated acquisitions practices of the past, but we must move quickly and competently. I know the men and women of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force are up to the task, and I look forward to the good work that SSC will do.'' More
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Earth in background, space station spacewalk above atmosphere (NASA)
"Scientists have finally pinpointed the so-called edge of space" — April 9, 2009 story below.
From a Buddhist perspective, space (akasha) is "boundless." That may not mean it's "infinite" however. These things are undeclared. And whether they are knowable or not, they do not conduce to dispassion, enlightenment, and liberation from suffering.
Far from being agnostic on the point, the Buddha pointed out the way to directly perceiving space. The commentaries (namely the Path of Purification) define space and the limits of space. Yet, these are tangible. Space is synonymous with sky, which ranges out in all directions. It is bounded by matter. It is the realm of akashadevas ("shining ones," extraterrestrials who dwell in the sky in spacecrafts, called vimanas, and beings inhabiting other planets).
Outer- and hyper-space, as understood in modern parlance, are directly visible to those who attain the purifying meditative "absorption" (fifth jhana) known as the base of unbounded space. Rather than setting down dogma or attempting to answer an endless litany of philosophical inquiries about it, the Buddha taught the way to experience this knowledge and vision directly. In the absence of any way of making this subjective (something we can experience ourselves), objective-science sets about to show (or deduce) it indirectly. Today is has found the "edge" of space. Unfortunately, this is not the far more interesting outer space but rather the visible sky above earth known as the Realm of Sky Beings (Pali, akasa-deva-loka).
Hold on to your hats, or in this case, your helmets: Scientists have finally pinpointed the so-called edge of space — the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
With data from a new instrument developed by scientists at the University of Calgary, scientists confirmed that space begins 73 miles (118 kilometers) above Earth's surface.
A lot remains very fuzzy, however, as the boundary is surrounded by a host of misconceptions and confusing, conflicting definitions.
For starters, astronauts can say they've been to space after only passing the 50-mile (80-kilometer) mark.
Stepping out of International Space Station (NASA)
Meanwhile the boundary recognized by many in the space industry is also a somewhat arbitrary 62 miles (100 kilometers). Scientist Theodore vonKármán long ago calculated that at this altitude the atmosphere is so thin that it's negligible, and conventional aircraft can no longer function because they can't go fast enough to get any kind of aerodynamic lift. This 62-mile boundary is accepted by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), which sets aeronautical standards.
The United States, however, has never officially adopted a set boundary standard because it would complicate the issue of overflight rights of satellites and other orbiting bodies, according to NASA.
NASA's mission control uses 76 miles (122 kilometers) as their re-entry altitude because that's where the shuttle switches from steering with thrusters to maneuvering with air surfaces, NASA states. Others point out that the "Now Entering Space" sign should be posted way out at 13 million miles (21 million kilometers) because that's the boundary where Earth's gravity is no longer dominant.
(While astronauts experience weightlessness in space, this isn't because there's no gravity there, it's due to the balance of forces acting on them as they orbit.)
In the new study, an instrument called the Supra-Thermal Ion Imager detected the boundary by tracking the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the more violent flows of charged particles in space, which can reach speeds well over 600 mph (1,000 kph).
The ability to gather data in that area is significant because it's very difficult to make measurements in this region, which is too high for balloons and too low for satellites.
"It's only the second time that direct measurements of charged particle flows have been made in this region, and the first time all the ingredients – such as the upper atmospheric winds – have been included," says project scientist David Knudsen of the University of Calgary.
The instrument was carried by the JOULE-II rocket on Jan. 19, 2007. It traveled to an altitude of about 124 miles (200 kilometers) above sea level and collected data for the five minutes it was moving through the "edge of space."
The finding, detailed in the Journal of Geophysical Research on April 7, could aid the study of space weather and its impacts on Earth.
The data "allows us to calculate energy flows into the Earth's atmosphere that ultimately may be able to help us understand the interaction between space and our environment," Knudsen said. "That could mean a greater understanding of the link between sunspots and the warming and cooling of the Earth's climate as well as how space weather impacts satellites, communications, navigation, and power systems."
(The Hollywood Reporter) Amazon Founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos launched into space today, carried aboard his personal [giant white penis machine] Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft in its first human flight.
Bezos, the richest person in the world, was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Mary "Wally" Funk, and a Dutch student, Oliver Daemen [pronounced Demon?].
There was no live video from the capsule as it passed the Kármán Line (100 km above sea level), but there was audio, with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the newly minted astronauts.
“Oh my word,” Funk could be heard saying.
At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go into space, 60 years after she was denied entry into the space program because of her gender.
Daemen, the son of Dutch private equity CEO Joes Daemen, is the youngest person to fly to space. Daemen joined the mission after the winning bidder for the open seat backed out due to a scheduling conflict.
Oliver "Demon" Daemen smiles as he alights from billionaire's space capsule in Texas (THR).
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In a note to the crew before the launch, Jeff and Mark’s sister Christina Bezos reminded them that they used to play Star Trek as kids, with Jeff playing Captain Kirk, Mark playing the role of Sulu, and Christina playing Lt. Uhura.
Coverage of the launch was given the top spot on the homepage of Amazon Prime Video, with The Washington Post, which Bezos also owns, covering via video as well, in partnership with Discovery Inc. The launch also garnered live coverage on the cable news channels, NBC, ABC and CBS.
The Billionaire Space Race
Keep sticking to it...and try not to crash.
The launch officially kickstarts something of a billionaire space race, with Bezos’ Blue Origin, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX all looking to kickstart the space economy.
Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are focused on space tourism, while SpaceX is already bringing satellites to orbit and astronauts to the International Space Station.
Branson was on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight earlier this month.
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While Branson’s effort is more tourist-focused, both Bezos and Musk have much bigger ambitions.
Musk already has a fully operational space business and contracts with NASA and the U.S. government. But SpaceX is also launching a satellite internet service meant to bring high-speed broadband [and electronic surveillance] to rural areas unserved by cable companies.
Bezos, meanwhile, remains somewhat coy about Blue Origin’s goals. A trademark filing for an “Orbital Reef” however (including hotel, retail, and real estate services), suggests that Blue Origin hopes to eventually build a space station.
“I have just been dreaming of this really my whole life, but I don’t know what it’s going to mean for me,” Bezos told ABC News’ Michael Strahan Monday.
Blue Origin is the future of $$$ in space
“I don’t know, I’m very curious about what tomorrow is actually going to bring. Everybody who’s been to space says it changes them in some way. And I’m just really excited to figure out how it’s going to change me.”
The proliferation of private space options also open new opportunities for Hollywood, NASA is already planning for ways to deliver higher quality video from spacecraft, the ISS, and ultimately the moon.
Later this year, Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman are expected to fly to the ISS on board a SpaceX rocket, where they will film scenes for an upcoming movie.
When the Blue Origin capsule landed safely in the west Texas desert, Bezos could be heard over the comms system saying “That was incredible… Best. Day. Ever!”
The crew and their families then popped bottles of champagne.
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Why does this ridiculous cowboy hat not seem to fit? Who dresses the world's richest man?
Dick B. carries crew member Sirisha Bandla on shoulders to celebrate (Andres Leighton/AP).
Convex "fish-eye" lens gives the slight illusion of curvature in the distance, which will flip to concave if turned upside down. Curvature must be emphasized in all NASA aerial photography to back claim of Earth as a globe. What else could it be? We're not allowed to speculate.
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Billionaire Dick Branson reaches "space" in his own ship. Virgin Galactic founder receives a Virgin Galactic-made pin of astronaut wings from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield after his flight to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, 7/11/21
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Swashbuckling billionaire Dick Branson hurtled into "space" aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his much richer rival Jeff Bezos.
The 70-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached an altitude of 53.5 miles (86 kilometers) over the New Mexico desert — enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and witness the alleged curvature of the Earth — and then glided back home to a runway landing.
“The whole thing, it was just magical," a jubilant Dick B. said on his return aboard the gleaming white space plane, named "Unity."
The brief, up-and-down flight — the space plane's portion took only about 15 minutes, or about as long as Alan Shepard's first U.S. spaceflight in 1961 — was a splashy and unabashedly commercial plug for Virgin Galactic, which plans to start taking paying customers on joyrides next year.
Branson became the first person to blast off in his own spaceship, beating Bezos, the richest person on planet Earth, by nine days. He also became the second septuagenarian to go into space.
What is "space"? Where does it begin, 50 miles up? The Van Allen Belt, the Karman Line, where it starts getting dark an inky, just above the stratosphere, where the air thins out and becomes unbreathable?
Astronaut John Glenn flew on the shuttle at age 77 in 1998.
Bezos sent his congratulations, adding: “Can’t wait to join the club!” — though he also took to Twitter a couple of days earlier to enumerate the ways in which be believes his company’s tourist rides will be better.
Dick Branson with media tool Chris Hadfield, New Mexico, 7/11/21 (Andres Leighton//AP).
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With about 500 people watching, including Branson's family, "Unity" was carried aloft underneath a twin-fuselage aircraft. Then, at an altitude of about 8 1/2 miles (13 kilometers), "Unity" detached from the mother ship and fired its engine, reaching more than Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, as it pierced the edge of space.
Maybe space is where Earth's gravity has no more pull on a person, which would be thousands of miles. Anyone can experience "weightlessness" by simply falling in a diving plane, which is not free of gravity but only following well understood laws of physics. Gravity is not one of those laws, as it seems to be more than magnetism on a bigger scale. What is the theory of "gravity," the influence of gravitons?
Spectators cheered, jumped into the air, and embraced as the rocket plane touched down on Earth. Branson pumped his fists as he stepped out onto the runway and ran toward his family, bear-hugging his wife and children and scooping up his grandchildren in his arms.
Mike Moses, a top executive at Virgin Galactic, said that apart from some problems with the transmission of video images from inside the cabin, the flight was perfect, and the ship looked pristine.
Dick Branson, right, answers questions while crewmates Sirisha Bandla and Colin Bennett listen during a news conference at Spaceport America, New Mexico, on July 11, 2021.
Dick and crew reached altitude of about 53 miles before gliding back (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)
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“That was an amazing accomplishment,” former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, a one-time commander of the International Space Station (ISS), said from the sidelines. “I’m just so delighted at what this open door is going to lead to now. It’s a great moment.”
Virgin Galactic conducted three previous test flights into space with crews of just two or three.
The flamboyant, London-born founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways wasn’t supposed to fly until later this summer.
But he assigned himself to an earlier flight after Bezos announced plans to ride his own rocket into space from Texas on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 alleged moon landing.
Dick denied he was trying to outdo Jeff.
Branson’s other chief rival in the space-tourism race among the world’s richest men, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico to watch and congratulated Dick Branson for a “beautiful flight.”
VIDEO: Branson set to launch into space (Associated Press)
Bezos’ Blue Origin company intends to send tourists past the so-called Karman Line 62 miles (100 km) above Earth, which is recognized by international aviation and aerospace federations as the threshold of "space."
But NASA, the U.S. Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, and some astrophysicists consider the boundary between the atmosphere and "space" to begin 50 miles (80 kms) up.
The risks to Branson and his crew were underscored in 2007, when a rocket motor test in California’s Mojave Desert left three workers dead, and in 2014, when a Virgin Galactic rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other.
In this photo provided by Virgin Galactic, the VSS Unity's rocket motor burns above the Earth on Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Space-tourism company reached altitude of about 53 miles (88 km) over N.M. desert (AP).
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Ever the showman, Dick Branson insisted on a global livestream of the Sunday morning flight and invited celebrities and former space station astronauts to the company’s Spaceport America base in New Mexico.
R&B singer Khalid performed his new single “New Normal” — a nod to the dawning of space tourism — while CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert served as master of ceremonies.
Virgin Galactic Founder Dick Branson is greeted by school children before heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to the edge of space from Spaceport America, July 11, 2021 (AP Photo/Andres Leighton).
Before climbing aboard, Dick Branson, who has kite-surfed the English Channel and attempted to circle the world in a hot-air balloon, signed the astronaut log book and wisecracked:
“The name’s [Dick]. Sir Richard Branson. Astronaut Double-oh-one. License[d] to thrill.”
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson waves good bye while heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to space from Spaceport America, New Mexico, July 11, 2021 (Andres Leighton/AP).
But asked afterward whether he is planning any more adventures, Branson said he will “definitely give it a rest for the time being” because “I'm not sure it would be fair to put my family through another one.”
He said he thinks he holds the record for being pulled out of the sea five times by helicopter.
Virgin Galactic already has more than 600 reservations from would-be space tourists, with tickets initially costing $250,000 apiece.
And upon his return to Earth, Dick announced a sweepstakes drawing for two seats on a Virgin Galactic jaunt.
Blue Origin is waiting for Jeff Bezos’ flight before announcing its ticket prices. [The first ticket cost $28,000,000.00 for the flight of a few minutes.]
This May 29, 2018 photo made available by Virgin Galactic shows the company's VSS Unity on its second supersonic flight.
After reaching nearly 50,000 feet (15,000 meters), "Unity" will be released from the specially designed aircraft Mothership Eve, and drop for a moment or two before its rocket motor ignites to send the craft on a steep climb toward space (Virgin Galactic via AP)
This May 29, 2018 photo made available by Virgin Galactic shows the company's VSS Unity on its second supersonic flight. After reaching nearly 50,000 feet (15,000 meters), Unity will be released from the specially designed aircraft Mothership Eve, and drop for a moment or two before its rocket motor ignites to send the craft on a steep climb toward space (Virgin Galactic via AP).
Kerianne Flynn, who signed up in 2011 to fly with Virgin Galactic, had butterflies ahead of the launch Sunday.
“I think there’s going to be nothing like going up there and looking back down on the Earth, which is what I think I’m most excited about,” she said. She added: “Hopefully the next generations will be able to explore what’s up there.”
Blue Origin and Musk’s SpaceX both fly Apollo-style, using capsules atop rockets, instead of an air-launched, reusable space plane.
SpaceX, which is already launching astronauts to the space station for NASA and building moon and Mars ships, plans to take tourists on more than just brief, up-and-down trips.
Customers will instead go into orbit around the Earth for days, with seats costing well into the millions. The company's first private flight is set for September.
Musk himself has not committed to going into space anytime soon.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. Dunn reported from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
This photo provided by Virgin Galactic, shows the VSS Unity's tail cone view from space on Sunday, July 11, 2021.
SpaceX's first privately built Dragon space capsule is mounted in a hangar at Cape Canaveral, Fla., during launch preparations for its maiden test flight (Brian Attiyeh/SpaceX).
Private Unmanned Space Capsule Set for Tuesday Launch Mike Wall (Space.com, CBSNews.com) A private unmanned space capsule designed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station is all set for a key demonstration flight tomorrow (Dec. 7, 2010). The Dragon space capsule built by the California company Space Explorations Technologies (SpaceX) is poised to launch from a seaside pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a nearly 3 1/2-hour launch window that opens tomorrow at about 9:00 a.m. The launch will test the spacecraft SpaceX plans to use to fulfill a $1.6 billion contract with NASA for 12 resupply flights after the agency's space shuttle fleet retires next year.
Space Travel changing for US, Russia, China Susan Wilson Many credit the rivalry between the Russian and US space programs as the reason the US was able to land a man on the Moon and the fact that the International Space Station (ISS) exists. Current changes in both of the programs has left the fate of ISS and space travel uncertain. Now there is a new player in the field, China.
Xinhua reports that the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery has been delayed until February at the earliest due to problems with the aging shuttle. When the Discovery finishes its last mission -- delivering the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) to the station, two space walks, for maintenance work and component installation -- it will be the end of an era.
Space flight in the US will be turned over to private companies while NASA’s mission is shifted elsewhere. Towards that end News Daily reports that Space Exploration Technologies test fired a rocket set to take off on Tuesday. The goal of the mission is to put the “Dragon capsule into space for a test run around the planet.”
(CBS News) A new form of public technology is trying to send items into space with an innovative new method.
Instead of heavy fuel, 90% of which is burned up in the launch, The SpinLaunch aims to reduce the carbon footprint of space travel by using a vacuum chamber to launch objects -- in essence to shoot a projectile 40 miles up. Then gas engines engage for the next ten miles of thrust to make it to "space" because "space" is only 50 miles up. Jeff Glor has more.
“The definition of fascism is the marriage of corporation and state,” according to Italian fascist leader, Hitler's friend and neighbor, and Nazi sympathizer Benito Mussolini.
Stories of secret space are boggling and upsetting because we've been lied to for so long
This object does not exist and cannot exist because it is not cold enough to be a superconductor...except for the one on our desk, suggesting this exact technology on a large scale is already old hat. The following private project is a mechanical sling. The US Secret Space Program must already have something much better.
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Marriage of state + corporations
(WQ) And, of course, since "space" is a vacuum, no thrust of a rocket could go any farther because there would be nothing to push off of, so a quarter-million mile voyage to the moon is a preposterous impossibility in the way we have been told it happens. Either antigravity technology is in use, as was given to the Nazis who attached the antigravity device given to them to an airtight submarine and lifted into space. Or the moon is much, much closer, as flat earth experts like Eric Dubay conjecture. The Nazi advance into space was revealed in a documentary that closed DisclosureFest 2019 in L.A. called Above Majestic.
It is said that secret black budget government agencies already have a "space elevator" that works by the floatation of a platform up into space, presumably by antigravity. It is certainly not by mechanical means, chain, or any kind of propulsion, as the fake sideways traveling rocket launches into the sea we are shown on television attempt to show. SpaceX and others may be getting into space, since "space" is defined as 50 miles up, but they are certainly not doing it by rocket fuel and Nazi continental ballistic missile technology ala American NaziWernher von Braun, unless the moon is within our atmosphere like Russian scientists publicly stated and were never corrected by any person with so much as a high school level of science under his or her belt.
The moon is probably close because one day an Asian country, possibly North Korea or China, announced to its people that it had reached the moon, yet its astronauts (cosmonauts, taikonauts) were back for dinner that same night, earning them peels of mocking laughter from the Western media. But if the moon is close, roughly 3,000 miles up, and they orbited, they could have made it back on the same day. If we have an increasingly thin atmosphere extending up hundreds of thousands of miles, the alleged distance to the moon, and there is a way around or through the protective firmament dome or force that acts as a dome, then rocket fuel.
If any or all of this sounds "crazy," simply consider what John Lear said about NASA in relation to space: The official U.S. space agency hasn't told some lies about space; everything they've said about space has been a lie. For instance, Lear revealed, having heard it from military men who told him in private, we think there are eight or nine places to land in the solar system; in fact, there are at least 42. He did not elaborate, perhaps referring to bases on moons, other planets or planetoids, or vimana-celestial-platforms and mindbogglingly large motherships up there or things like the derelict Black Knight ship, this object, Oumuamua,or this thing on the lunar surface.
So if one struggles, reading Popular Mechanics, textbooks, and the like, watching official videos and scientific explanations by apologists Niel DeGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, one is hopelessly deceived, piling one makeshift gap filling explanation atop another until the next bombshell "discovery" the mainstream media lays on us. The only thing one can do to find out the truth firsthand is excel at her/his studies and hope to be plucked for a plumb black budget agency science post in a real lab learning real physics not the gibberish we all try to rest our hat on.
Could a small startup knock out giant contractor?
Be like Bob Lazar; get in there, blow the whistle, and watch yourself erased from the roster and all official records of you disappeared until you're a laughingstock in the media to everyone but George Knapp on that Las Vegas news station (KLAS)...even as you continue to reveal authentic information. It's just the way they've set up the game for now. It's how the world works when the government does almost all it does in secret. Look what Edward Snowden, Bradley Chelsea Manning, and Reality Winner got for their trouble trying to reveal a compartmentalized portion of the truth as they stumbled on it.
PLACEBO EFFECT: Phenylephrine doesn't work as a nasal decongestant or replacement for natural pseudoephedrine, which was banned for working, the FDA concludes as is pulling it from the market after all those billions in research, documentation, and double-blind studies to prove its efficacy before being allowed to be sold in the U.S. Fake science for Big Pharma profits? Corruption at the FDA? Fake "objective" science for profit?
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There's no curve to see except from glass.
Let that soak in for a minute. You’re. Going. To. Space.
You and your guest will board a Virgin Galactic spaceship where you’ll take off smoothly, just like an airplane, and watch as the colors outside your window change from blue to indigo to midnight black...
I'll be down here wishing you luck.
Hovering above Earth, nothing can prepare you for the breathtaking views of our bright planet and surrounding galaxy. Or hearing “you are now free to float about the cabin.”
Cameras throughout the cabin will record every moment in HD.
With 17 circular [convex fish-eye] windows for viewing, every seat is a window seat. And there’s even a mirror to watch yourself floating through space.
Following a smooth glide descent, you’ll return back to Earth safely, but forever transformed. You’re an astronaut now [well, not quite since the definition was changed by NASA in response to the three billionaires touching the edge of space].
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You're paying me to pin you with your own Virgin Galactic "astronaut" badge, right, Dick?
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Ha, you'll be helping Dick! (Mary "Wally" Funk)
A view of Earth from outer space.
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Unity vs. Shepard: How do Dick and Jeff's rocket ship trips differ? (Al Jazeera)
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