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Originally Posted by Deschodt
The media are a bit rough on Virgin Galactic, I think it's mostly because they love to hate Richard Branson... ...
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People are questioning the ego driven efforts for joy rides into almost space.
Also of note, is that this is 2014. We are in a time when communications are high, and robotics are ubiquitous. – We've been driving a rover around on Mars for how many years now? (Read: A computer could fly the thing for testing)
This effort strikes me as a bit of a re-creation of "The Right Stuff" of yesteryear. And yet, from a technical standpoint, there is no new achievement here.