Virgin Galactic, Branson's space venture

[tater]

  On 2/23/2019 at 4:36 PM, insert_name said:

Is that NG's bid for XS-1 with the Virgin galactic logo photoshopped on it?

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No. The XS-1 concept had Virgin actually doing the operations, so that's the image as NG published it.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

  On 2/23/2019 at 3:16 PM, tater said:

Heheh:

 

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I appreciate that they properly credited Northrop Grumman though.

[DDE]

  On 2/23/2019 at 8:57 PM, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

I appreciate that they properly credited Northrop Grumman though.

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Properly trained intern, but cannot into actual Sputnik.

Anyway, image is still up.

Oh, and an Ultima Thule imagery article is second from the top... in the Business section.

Edited February 23, 2019 by DDE

[sh1pman]

  On 2/23/2019 at 10:21 PM, DDE said:

Properly trained intern, but cannot into actual Sputnik.

Anyway, image is still up.

Oh, and an Ultima Thule imagery article is second from the top... in the Business section.

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These “journalists” are likely unable to tell Sputnik from Soyuz MS. Or Soyuz FG from Saturn V. Good coverage of space-related news in the “normie” media is uncommon. Good analysis is nonexistent.

 

[DDE]

  On 2/23/2019 at 10:58 PM, sh1pman said:

Good coverage of space-related news in the “normie” media is uncommon.

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Especially when it explicitly models itself on Buzzfeed and draws from the exact same recruitment pool.

[kerbiloid]

What was flying aside to make this photo?

[Ultimate Steve]

  On 2/24/2019 at 4:43 PM, kerbiloid said:

What was flying aside to make this photo?

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Which one?

[kerbiloid]

  On 2/24/2019 at 6:27 PM, Ultimate Steve said:

Which one?

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  On 2/23/2019 at 8:57 PM, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

  On 2/23/2019 at 3:16 PM, tater said:

 

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"(PHOTO)"

 

Edited February 24, 2019 by kerbiloid

[Ultimate Steve]

@kerbiloid Can't tell if you're joking but that's a render in case you aren't.

[kerbiloid]

  On 2/24/2019 at 6:34 PM, Ultimate Steve said:

@kerbiloid Can't tell if you're joking but that's a render in case you aren't.

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I'm just reading the capture and looking at the picture.

[DDE]

  On 2/24/2019 at 6:35 PM, kerbiloid said:

I'm just reading the capture and looking at the picture.

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Sputnik and RT use a tag like that to indicate that the article includes a non-stock photo.

In this case, evidenty, this is ‘their’ photo:

 

[kerbiloid]

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  On 2/25/2019 at 7:19 AM, DDE said:

Sputnik and RT use a tag like that to indicate that the article includes a non-stock photo.

In this case, evidenty, this is ‘their’ photo:

 

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Your face when you realize that you are flying in a plane with no air outside...

Edited February 25, 2019 by kerbiloid

[Xd the great]

  On 2/25/2019 at 7:24 AM, kerbiloid said:

Your face when you realize that you are flying in a plane with no air outside...

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Why is she wearing sunglasses?

[Reactordrone]

  On 2/25/2019 at 9:22 AM, Xd the great said:

Why is she wearing sunglasses?

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It's sunny outside.

[kerbiloid]

  On 2/25/2019 at 9:22 AM, Xd the great said:

Why is she wearing sunglasses?

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Traditions.

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[tater]

 

[DDE]

  On 3/1/2019 at 6:05 PM, tater said:

 

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That thumbnail tho.

[Nightside]

  On 3/3/2019 at 1:39 PM, DDE said:

That thumbnail tho.

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Yeah, that’s an unfortunate freeze frame, if you watch the video she is actually a normal looking human.

[tater]

 

[DNKKING]

I like Virgin Galactic

[tater]

 

 

[DNKKING]

Virgin Galactic is in KSP

[ZooNamedGames]

  On 5/11/2019 at 3:24 PM, DNKKING said:

Virgin Galactic is in KSP

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I assume you're referring to the stock Stratolauncher craft in the game.

Which is a different vehicle from VG's 'Cosmic Girl' 747.

[tater]

 

[tater]

Interesting. Gonna tag @mikegarrison here, as this relates to the SpaceX P2P concept, but seems more plausible to me (though I'd consider it only marginally so, it obviously faces some similar hurdles safety wise).