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[JHB]

31. Neither the Concord, nor aviation in general, were new by then

Also, Concords were airliners with actual destinations, even if they catered to deeper-pocketed clientele. The people who bought tickets wanted to get somewhere, just faster.

So again, this is not a valid comparison to Besos' space-(really more "upper atmosphere" ) tourism business model, which relies on brief joyrides.

One mission that goes wrong and results in the death of the paying passengers will be a huge blow to his business model. If there's a string of failures, a much bigger word than "blow" will be appropriate.

Remember, as long as the price tag is tied to "rich idiot burning cash" territory, it's at the mercy of rich idiots.