[rtkwe]

I think it's pretty underwhelming and then is further diminished because it feels so much like Bezos and Branson just spending their obscene amounts of money to notch a win in this billionaire one upmanship game. First there was Bezos's Blue Origin crowing about their early launch and land success vs SpaceX like they were in a similar league of difficulty. Then with this you have Virgin Galactic coming out of seeming corporate catatonia so Brandon could rush out this first ahead of Bezos. I hadn't heard anything about SpaceShip One for what feels like years before this stunt.

Also yeah they do also just barely make it to what the US had somewhat arbitrarily defined as space in the case of Branson's company.

[gameswithgo]

come on, our billionaires are spending money advancing space tech. what a grand improvement over billionaires bribing governments and having people slaughtered instead, as happens through much of the world and history. applaud this.

[mkhpalm]

I can't even fathom blowing the money on stunts like this before all my people's basic needs were met. Like, you know... even the janitors.