Perhaps Just Two Years Before Commercial Space Flight

[Sukerkin]

The awesomely named Virgin Galactic may well be in a position to start orbital flights in just two years if all goes well:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20667659

If only I had the money!

 

[billc]

I think the real space age will begin once space exploration gets out of the hands of the government and into the hands of companies like this. Of course, hopefully they won't discover an alien life form with acid for blood that they want to bring back to earth to turn into biological weapons. Otherwise, I think it will be great to get into space on a more regular basis, and in a way that doesn't take years of military training to get on board a ship.

 

[Sukerkin]

I have to say that I agree on this matter. Entrepreneurial drive is needed to get us back out of the atmosphere now there is no longer any political capital to be made by governments doing it.