Watch: Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes Off From Runway

[ItsjustMe]

[whistler162]

1. Thanks I prefer watching paint dry or grass grow!

[Autumn]

2. What does this flight do for mankind, the earth and the problems we face?

Looked like an expensive carnival ride for the privileged few to me.

[obamanut2012]

3. You can literally say that about any space flight

Anything NASA or the rest of the government does.

[Autumn]

5. They often do science experiments or bring back data, so there's that. nt

[CentralMass]

4. I understand the sentiment but Branson.has committed 3 billion dollars,

all profits from his travel firms over the next ten years, to the reduction of global warming.

In a world where there is so much greed and focus on making money for the sake of money, it's good to see some men and women "building" something. The technology that was developed for the space program yielded a lot of technology that has benefitted mankind. I would agree that the money would have been better spent solving problems on the planet but it is an impressive achievement and mankind can't stop dreaming and exploring.

[underpants]

6. 🚀🚀🚀

[CentralMass]

7. :-)