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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin (Post 15735942)

We need a livestream here of Virgin Galactic taking off Sunday

So I guess traveling into space is going to replace Polo and horse racing as the new rich person thing.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Booster B3 continued to vent after today’s testing had concluded and the highway had reopened. ��<a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASASpaceflight</a> <a href="https://t.co/RyNpZqiNV8">pic.twitter.com/RyNpZqiNV8</a></p>— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) <a href="https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1414752752610258946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Huh. That seems a little concerning, but I guess they know when the situation is safe.

Bezos goes up tommorrow morning. Live stream: https://www.blueorigin.com/

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Originally Posted by eDave (Post 15746819)

Bezos goes up tommorrow morning. Live stream: https://www.blueorigin.com/

Hopefully that sleezy twat gets sucked out a window

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Originally Posted by dlphg9 (Post 15746830)

Hopefully that sleezy twat gets sucked out a window

20 Bezos is better than 1 Musk.

Both Bezos and Branson were spectacles of bullshit. Just the latest roller coaster. Both VG and BO had to rush to beat SpaceX ad the Inspiration 4 mission in order to not be completely irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 15747314)

That was boring.

Na, the Boring Company is Musk's too. ;)

SpaceX fired three engines on BN3 yesterday. Looks cool, though this one is never going to fly, and they still need to attach like 20 more engines. ROFL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Static fire as seen by <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASASpaceflight</a> <a href="https://t.co/hRPyDNPmMV">pic.twitter.com/hRPyDNPmMV</a></p>— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) <a href="https://twitter.com/DJSnM/status/1417274628246970368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 15747550)

SpaceX fired three engines on BN3 yesterday. Looks cool, though this one is never going to fly, and they still need to attach like 20 more engines. ROFL

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<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Depending on progress with Booster 4, we might try a 9 engine firing on Booster 3</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1417277335863140363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>
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I've seen and heard more of Bezos today than ever, combined. Dude comes off like he's a tad reeruned.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NASA has selected Falcon Heavy to fly Europa Clipper! Launching in October 2024, this interplanetary mission will study whether Jupiter's icy moon Europa could have conditions suitable for life. <a href="https://t.co/KJt7Natn7i">https://t.co/KJt7Natn7i</a> <a href="https://t.co/sfcdrcKE77">pic.twitter.com/sfcdrcKE77</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1418667693016711170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>