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Originally Posted by bill_daniels
Just watched it.....pretty cool.
And it makes sense. I always thought, why would you use yuge rockets to propel your craft from the ground, when you could do what Branson just did.....use a plane to get your craft up as far as you can, to where the air gets thin, then use less power to propel your space-going craft the rest of the way? You use an inordinate amount of fuel just trying to gain speed and altitude just to get to 30 or 40 thousand feet, why not just start your journey from that altitude?
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Yep. Less stress on the body and I would think it's safer. I like having a pilot on board instead of fully automated flight like others are proposing.