Potentially the most ironic moment in space travel history

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Mr. Newberger @jeremynewberger 45m
If Richard Branson's spaceship crash lands in the Amazon, and Jeff Bezos' spaceship crash lands in the Virgin Islands, we will have the most ironic moment in space travel history.

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[MerryHolidays]

1. I wish them and their crewmates safe journeys

But the ego trip is greater than the space trip.

The commercialization of space is an awful thing if it goes unregulated. We've fouled up this planet so much, and now we're junking up space too. Elon Musk's sending up a Tesla into space says it all (see below).

This isn't about exploration and discovery....it's about cash and egos.

[secondwind]

2. Ugh. Disgusting!

So many people suffering around the globe, I truly have no words for these ego trips.

[PJMcK]

5. Very good point about regulation

Actually, the subtext of the films "Alien" and "Aliens" is that the corporation puts profits above all else including people's lives and regulations be damned.

The problem with space, of course, is that it's really big. It will be difficult to manage if the commercialization continues.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. Branson always reminded me of...

... the annoying Zaphod character from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.





And Bezos is an alien from the original Star Trek pilot.

[rickford66]

4. Are Amazons Virgins ?

Just askin'.