Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space

Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by Domark on Thursday December 13, 2018 @05:48PM (#18676854)

For customers who want to see the edge of space, your solution provides zero value.

Being weightless can be accomplished on any rollercoaster, a fraction of a fraction of what you are proposing, with no view of space!

Funny to see this as the top comment when it’s so off base.

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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by dandelany on Thursday December 13, 2018 @06:25PM (#18677096)

But for customers who want to experience what it feels like to float around in zero-G, it provides a lot of value. 5 minutes of microgravity and 500 milliseconds of microgravity are vastly different experiences, it’s like comparing skydiving to jumping off a chair (both of which, incidentally, also provide a “zero-G experience” of sorts). No need for the snarky last sentence.

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Re:Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space by davestephens on Thursday December 13, 2018 @07:13PM (#18677337)

Funny to see the pointless HN snarkiness never dies.

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