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 Sir Richard Branson, space travel
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07/14/21 03:22 PM
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Buzzsaw
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Didn't Chuck Yeager do this 50 years ago in the X-15 ???
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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07/14/21 03:36 PM
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bill oxner
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Close but no cigar. It was 46 years.
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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07/14/21 03:41 PM
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TexasKC
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Yessir. Branson was the first to carry passengers in a privately funded "spaceship".
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
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07/14/21 04:04 PM
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glens
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Close but no Cigar,,, He went 55 miles, or 295,000ft up. That ain't space. 62 mi above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space.If they went a little further in that plane, the fun would have started. Yee Haw!
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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07/14/21 04:56 PM
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Ol Thumper
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The X15 record was 354,200 feet according to NASA, I’d proudly strap into that beast today and go for a ride. But honestly it’s the government so who knows what the heck they actually did.
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
[Re: glens]
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07/14/21 07:30 PM
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MeanGreen85
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Close but no Cigar,,, He went 55 miles, or 295,000ft up. That ain't space. 62 mi above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space.If they went a little further in that plane, the fun would have started. Yee Haw! NASA & FAA define space at the 50 mile mark. Close enough I guess … unless you’re a butthurt Jeff Bezos 
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
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07/14/21 07:47 PM
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yotehater
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Dumbing down the level of space for the under-dogs. Now they're gonna put an 82 yr old woman up there. Just because ya can... 
One shot is all it should take.
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
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07/14/21 07:52 PM
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Dumbing down the level of space for the under-dogs. Now they're gonna put an 82 yr old woman up there. Just because ya can... I know that 82 year old lady and she is the real deal. Has trained more than 2,000 aviation students, ferried war birds, trained fighter pilots, and was one of the original females considered when the Space Administration was selecting pilots for the Mercury program. Wally is a pretty cool lady, and an OSU alum to boot!
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How about that Brandon!
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Re: Sir Richard Branson, space travel
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07/14/21 07:56 PM
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yotehater
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One shot is all it should take.
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