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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

It's all she's got, Cap'n!

Richard Branson's grandiosely-named Virgin Galactic has unveiled their first commercial spaceship, the V.S.S. Enterprise.

I suppose that's appropriate, since it is nominally a business venture, but I can't help being a bit disappointed. Don't misunderstand me; I'm all in favor of the privatization of orbital space (and the marginalization of the bloated tax hog known as NASA), but... No phasers, no photon torpedoes, probably not even a gammy Nubian comms officer?

The Klingons, they are laughing at us.

posted by Jar(egg)head at 15:25

3 Comments:

Blogger davis14633 said...

I don't know about you, but I'm stuffing my spare change in a jar right now to get a ride on it.

16:14  
Blogger Fundy said...

Hey davis can I stuff my spare change in your jar also, that way maybe one of our descendants can afford to fly the friendly Thermosphere region of space. Hope the Vulcans are flying by at that time.

21:19  
Blogger davis14633 said...

sorry, made deal with the great horned one. Will live until get space flight, then its off to the BBQ pit.

11:20  

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