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2021-07-02 Science & Technology

Billionaires' space race is a go! Richard Branson, 70, dubs himself 'Astronaut 001' in typically flashy video to announce plans to BEAT Jeff Bezos into space by NINE days with July 11 Virgin Galactic test flight

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-02 00:40|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "We CEOhs are all up here,
on ISS Skynitwit!
Something's wrong with the power,
and we can't seem to fix it!

"This is Houston, we read you.
And have you asked Alexa?"
"No, she seems to have run off
with Elon's ECM fixah!"

Posted by Dron66046 2021-07-02 01:54|| 2021-07-02 01:54|| Front Page Top

#2 The Gentlemen, Sir Richard Branson has forgotten British history:

Meet Five British Space Heroes

'Astronaut 002' would be correct;please see above article.

Posted by Albemarle Unesh2455 2021-07-02 02:52|| 2021-07-02 02:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Bet they use body doubles.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-02 08:27|| 2021-07-02 08:27|| Front Page Top

#4 These guys are why we need a better anti-reentry-vehicle program.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-07-02 08:43|| 2021-07-02 08:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Blue Origin flight: Wally Funk, 82, to join Jeff Bezos space flight

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-02 09:19|| 2021-07-02 09:19|| Front Page Top

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