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Trouble In Branson-Land, As Would-Be Space Tourists Get Antsy Over Delays

Posted by timothy on from the that's-only-a-few-months dept.

schwit1 (797399) writes "Rumors are flying that some of the individuals who gave Virgin Galactic deposits for space tourism flights on SpaceShipTwo are demanding their money back. It appears that the most recent delay, revealed by Branson on David Letterman, is the cause." How much would you pay to go to space, if the ticket was only good starting 10 years from now? How about 20? How about, as Branson claims, if it was early next year?

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  1. What a misleading summary by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Some" is actually "one". Who will demand his money back if they can't make the altitude requirement, not because of delays. Other than that, everything about the summary is accurate.

  2. Re:They're not astronauts, they're ballast. by Animats · · Score: 3, Informative

    Like the Mercury and Vostok guys, then?

    "No, not spaceman. Specimin." - von Braun, in "The Right Stuff", speaking of the Mercury astronauts.