Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space 158

Posted by CowboyNeal on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:11PM from the blasting-off dept.

quizdog writes "The latest issue of Wired has a story on Sir Richard Branson and the history of the Virgin Empire, focusing on his latest venture of partnering with Scaled Composites and Burt Rutan to bring the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne hybrid rocket technology to the point where paying passengers can slip those 'surly bonds' of the atmosphere. Starting at just $200,000 a pop - any chance of a volume discount?" We first mentioned this a while back, but Wired's coverage is nice to see as well.

Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space

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Booyah! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:12PM (#11315580)

Does this make him a member of the 600-mile high club?

If only... (Score:4, Funny)

by dutt ( 738848 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:13PM (#11315585) Homepage

If only Branson would take a virgin into space... what bliss.

Virgin? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:13PM (#11315586)

anyone else besides me take a double-take at that article title?

Don't think so... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:13PM (#11315588)

...any chance of a volume discount?
No, fatass -- in fact, you're gonna have to pay extra.

Virgins in Space? (Score:5, Funny)

by earthforce_1 ( 454968 ) writes: <earthforce_1@NOSpam.yahoo.com> on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:13PM (#11315589) Journal

Sounds like a promising XXX title. :)

Slashdotters (Score:5, Funny)

by thegoofy ( 301855 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:13PM (#11315591)

No, Slashdotters... he didn't take one of YOU into space... they are referring to a company in the article.

Article title (Score:2, Funny)

by coug_ ( 63333 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:14PM (#11315596) Homepage

[i]Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space[/i]

Where did he find manage to find a real Virgin?

Thanks... I'll be here all week.

For a Second there (Score:4, Funny)

by fenodyree ( 802102 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:14PM (#11315599)

I thought: Gee, I wish I was that lucky geek!

Allow me to be the first... (Score:2, Funny)

by braeburn ( 837058 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:15PM (#11315614)

to comment on one of the most unintentionally funny/"don't editors look at these things before posting" moments on ./ I've seen in a while. Bravo.

Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space (Score:4, Funny)

by UnCivil Liberty ( 786163 ) * writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:16PM (#11315623)

And on that note let the bad sex jokes begin...

Re:About time (Score:5, Funny)

by eln ( 21727 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:21PM (#11315665)

Coach only costs $50k, but you have to sit on the outside of the spacecraft.

Virgin into space, eh? (Score:2, Funny)

by RLiegh ( 247921 ) * writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:22PM (#11315673) Homepage Journal

How's he going to manage to get the whole corporation up there?

Re:Virgins in Space? (Score:3, Funny)

by Joe the Lesser ( 533425 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:22PM (#11315679) Homepage Journal

More likely they're just ensuring only true geeks are allowed on the ship.

Sir Richard Takes Virgin in to Space (Score:2, Funny)

by popo ( 107611 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:27PM (#11315725) Homepage

...And back to his homeworld ...where he will use her to breed an army of half-men / half-Bransons to enslave Earth. Mwah hah hah haaaah... ...er, sorry...

Re:Article title (Score:3, Funny)

by eclectro ( 227083 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:28PM (#11315738)

Where did he find manage to find a real Virgin?

The Virgin had a choice of being tossed in the volcano or going on the rocketship.
Standing at the edge of the volcano, she chose the latter.

I'm sorry that you are going to have to browse at -1 to see this post.

Wired has a stor (Score:5, Funny)

by stor ( 146442 ) * writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:39PM (#11315831)

...but Slashdot has the original

Cheers
Stor

WTF (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @07:46PM (#11315900)

Sounds like a bad Japanese Hentai Title: "Sir Richard takes a virgin 3"

Wow, someone's having a field day with this... (Score:3, Funny)

by mOoZik ( 698544 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @08:00PM (#11316018) Homepage

VIRGINS in space, from the BLASTING OFF department? Hah!

time to cash in my air miles (Score:2, Funny)

by ddurdle ( 803709 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @08:22PM (#11316213)

Do they take air miles?

Re:Boooooring (Score:3, Funny)

by That's Unpossible! ( 722232 ) * writes: on Monday January 10, 2005 @09:27PM (#11316705)

I don't want to be a big, wet blanket here, and I don't want to say nothing has been accomplished; it was a necessary first step. But it ain't space travel. Orbital insertions are two orders of magnitude harder.

Exactly. Let me summarize, people.

Step 1. Take a Virgin into space.
Step 2. Orbital insertion.
Step 3. PROFIT!!!

Re:Virgin? (Score:3, Funny)

by spac3manspiff ( 839454 ) writes: <spac3manspiff@gmail.com> on Monday January 10, 2005 @09:44PM (#11316813) Journal

considering most of us are virgins...

yes :/

o yezz! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday January 11, 2005 @12:25AM (#11317750)

orbital insertions virgins 100 times harder vacuum reentry keep it coming! keep it coming!

Re:Virgin? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday January 11, 2005 @02:47AM (#11318548)

What is a virgin?. Please explain it in Perl.

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Booyah! (Score:5, Funny)

If only... (Score:4, Funny)

Virgin? (Score:1, Funny)

Don't think so... (Score:4, Funny)

Virgins in Space? (Score:5, Funny)

Slashdotters (Score:5, Funny)

Article title (Score:2, Funny)

For a Second there (Score:4, Funny)

Allow me to be the first... (Score:2, Funny)

Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space (Score:4, Funny)

Re:About time (Score:5, Funny)

Virgin into space, eh? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Virgins in Space? (Score:3, Funny)

Sir Richard Takes Virgin in to Space (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Article title (Score:3, Funny)

Wired has a stor (Score:5, Funny)

WTF (Score:3, Funny)

Wow, someone's having a field day with this... (Score:3, Funny)

time to cash in my air miles (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Boooooring (Score:3, Funny)

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o yezz! (Score:1, Funny)

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