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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by belorn on Thursday December 13, 2018 @05:27PM (#18676710)
Are there commercial U2 rides?
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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by mmcconnell1618 on Thursday December 13, 2018 @07:22PM (#18677369)
When the Mythbusters took a ride in a U2 there were several days of training including how to operate the pressure suit required for the trip. I don't know of any commercial U2 rides and I assume it would cost way more than the Zero G plane ride.
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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by JustSomeNobody on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:02AM (#18678587)
The U2 has to be flown so extremely precisely that I think it would be too expensive and dangerous to offer commercial rides.
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