Virgin Galatic's Spaceships: Space is Hard

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[@michaelmayhem350]

Simon we need DTU March 8 1994 Michigan Please make it happen

[@fredred8371]

Video starts at 1:38

[@maxM38383]

Seems like you’ve been on a bit of a space theme binge lately Simon. My grandfather worked on the Apollo project so keep it up, Im loving it.

[@davincisghost9228]

Ya might want to correctly spell GALACTIC big men.

[@paulrobinson3649]

You could have mentioned Virgin Cola and Virgin Vodka to remind us that some business ventures are less successful than others.

[@y-not]

Virgin condoms 🤔.... No idea why he went with the brand name 'Mates' instead 🤣

[@dannymcwilliams422]

Virgin cola was decent, despite is failure. Getting a foot in the soft drinks market is notoriously difficult. As for the vodka, eww.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Well, it could be worse. There's a particular former inhabitant of the White House that has tons of branded products that were miserable failures, too. 🙄😒

[@mrshinebox1803]

I wonder if there would have been more successful if they went with Virgin Vodka and Virgin Orange Juice.

[@shaider1982]

Virgin Interactive published the original C&C games.

[@theangrymarmot8336]

We need a video on Burt Routan. The man is a genius and responsible for so much more than what is mentioned in this video.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market" -- Buzz Aldrin

[@pakde8002]

To infinity and beyond! Buzz Light-Year

[@tedsmith6137]

Lets be correct here. Spaceship Two did NOT "explode", it broke up due to aerodynamic forces created by the early unlocking of the feather system.

[@skye_nyet]

Unplanned rapid disassembly

[@patricktho6546]

@@skye_nyet RUD that order

[@thehubrisoftheunivris2432]

That's so much less embarrassing... Engineering and timing failure rather than simple fuel/ pressure coincidence catastrophe. You just added insult to injury.

[@lorentzinvariant7348]

It wasn’t an engineering failure. It was a timing error on the part of the pilot. If the system had been engaged as designed, there would have been no failure.

[@patricktho6546]

@@lorentzinvariant7348 but why could the mechanism unlocked to early without any warning?

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:25 - Chapter 1 - From records to rockets 4:45 - Chapter 2 - Empty promises 7:05 - Chapter 3 - Space is hard 8:35 - Chapter 4 - Space is hard but worth it 10:25 - Chapter 5 - By the numbers - Chapter 6 -

[@haydnw869]

Good on ya mate

[@rolandoscar1696]

Recovered black box, "Who said she could drive?"

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@@rolandoscar1696 yeah, because it's always women that get into wrecks. 🙄😒

[@ArathirCz]

I would like to just add that Virgin also operates a Virgin Orbit branch that uses a slightly modified Boeing 747-400 named Cosmic girl (previously operated by Virgin Atlantic) to launch around 300-500 kg payload (satellites, cubesats, etc.) to orbit with the Launcher one rocket (The 747 is using one of its engine mounts - extra one that is usually used for transporting engines from place to place - to do a in-flight launch of the rocket)

[@maurer3d]

With the turnaround on the ships (the time it takes to inspect repair and get the ship ready for it's next flight), in order to do 3 a month they would need like 20 vehicles and be able to turn them all around at the same time.

[@mollymillions5438]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Mike Oilfields Tubular Bells (as it was a seminal moment in Virgins history, prior to/or after briefly singing the Sex Pistols).

[@mbcase]

Knighted by the KIng! Didn't know he was that old...

[@ialrakis5173]

If I ever have the money to spend on something like this I'd never choose for such a short flight. I'd want to hang out in space for at least a day.

[@giantmanice]

I'm sure they want that too they just can't at the moment

[@campbellpaul]

One day they will offer to jettison your lifeless corpse into space for a tidy sum.... Then you could be there for eternity.

[@mariueg]

@@giantmanice You can with Crew Dragon, but they paid $55 million each

[@ialrakis5173]

@@campbellpaul but will I still be able to enjoy the view then? 😁

[@campbellpaul]

@@ialrakis5173 No... You'd be dead.

[@211inprogress]

I would not go to space on anything with Virgin, written on the side of it. 🚀

[@bredbeddledehautdesert4561]

I either gapped out or you forgot to mention 2 cool and 1 very important facts! 1) they won the 1st modern xprize! Beating both musk and bezos 2) whiteknight 2 can carry, has carried, gets paid to launch (?) The x-37b. I mention this not checking and completely disregarding the video's date. But come on, the xprize is the only thing spaceship one successfully did.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

Neither SpaceX nor Blue Origin competed in the Ansari XPrize, and that was won by Scaled Composites with SpaceShipOne, not Virgin Galactic. WhiteKnightTwo carried the X-37B on a few captive carry and glide tests, but hasn't done so in over a decade. The X-37B flies to orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon 9's and ULA Atlas V's.

[@martinstallard2742]

2:21 from records to rockets 4:41 empty promises 7:03 space is hard 8:30 space is hard but worth it 10:21 by the numbers

[@AifDaimon]

Thanks for the timestamps

[@texhill686]

Could we get a mega projects video on the F-16 and or F-15 please? I love yalls content please keep it up!

[@caelum2185]

Personally I would love a video on the most lethal fighter jet, F22 Raptor. I think Simon mentioned about an upcoming video on F16 in the MiG-29 video.

[@shaider1982]

An interesting part of Virgin, Virgin Interactive, published two influential games: Dune 2 and Command and Conquer (retroactively called Tiberian Dawn). Both where made by Westwood Entertainment.

[@SenorGrandePP]

That’s awesome you had a baby bless your lives❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@georgesanderson1773]

That under looking stars is really cool

[@PitboyHarmony1]

actually it didt 'explode', it literally fell apart. The rockets and fuel tanks crashed on the ground intact and were recovered ... smashed as it was.

[@ironpurush]

SIR, PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON INDIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONISATION PROGRAMME. YOU WILL DEFINITELY FIND LOTS OF FASCINATING INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS.

[@giantmanice]

Thank you, Pranav. Great suggestion!

[@ironpurush]

@@giantmanice yes sir, thanks a lot for your appreciation. When you will read the documents from Indian perspective, you will find that Indian nuclear tests were not just an engineering feat all by itself, but it was also the show of true determination, nationalism and perfect planning, of our Indian nuclear scientists. When India was defeated in humiliating way by Chinese in 1962, and when no world powers came to support the oldest civilization of this world, India was forced to go on the nuclear way for its protection, as this idea is also enshrined in our Constitution: to protect the sovereignty of nation of India at any costs. In addition to this, the Chinese even tested their first atomic bomb in the Lop Nur nuclear test site in 1964. This propelled Indian govt's nuclear policy in the way of weaponisation, even though at first, our ex-PM, Late Lal Bahadur Shastri rejected it. Also, when India asked to help her in obtaining the nuclear umbrella from both the USSR and the USA, she received a complete denial. This also showed the hypocrisy of the Western and Eastern world, in securing the so-called world order. It showed that the world is deaf and it can only hear when the sound is too "LOUD", i.e the world only salutes the mighty and dodges the weak. And we wanted self-respect and sovereignty, especially after the era of humiliation by the European colonial powers. Thus, we exploded the nuclear devices underground, that too twice, once in 1974 and again in 1998, both on the birth anniversary of our beloved Lord Buddha. The Indian Nuclear Tests of 1998, was not just the show of strength and utter dedication towards securing India's security, it also resulted in the biggest setbacks of the best spy agency of this world, the CIA. Do check it out, before commenting any further.

[@caelum2185]

@@ironpurush There is also a movie on the same, Parmanu by John Abraham

[@ironpurush]

@@caelum2185 Quite frankly speaking, that movie is pathetic....zero depiction of what happened in reality. Thta's why I want this fellow to make a documentary sort of video.

[@caelum2185]

@@ironpurush theek thi yr

[@pakde8002]

Thanks for a great night Simon 😍 Slept like a very exhausted old man, which I am.

[@boldandthebeautifulgimbal2881]

Simon, if you’d really like to go to space. I guess I could use my communicator and get you and your lamps beamed aboard the ship. i’d expect you to be bringing at least a bag of coke as a thank you gift. But you will have to keep this a secret, not the Coke just what you see up on the ship.

[@twocvbloke]

Well, he certainly made sure the name "Enterprise" would go down in history, in flaming pieces, hmm.........

[@MrDibara]

Star Trek fans: *_"Shameful display!"_*

[@weirdgin9158]

Virgin Gelatin's Tincans (referring to the original title "Virgin Galatic's Spaceships")

[@kirk130013]

Is it just me, or does Spaceship 2 put you in mind of the X20 Dyna Soar?

[@samsignorelli]

A little bit...but only because the channel used the Dynasoar in the thumbnail.

[@johnchornyTheOnly]

Snagglepus and the hitch in his giddy-up

[@michaelkkrasting]

Do the Union Pacific centennial!

[@dragonback6075]

Great content as always 👏👏👏 .. Rich man's toys huh

[@MasterOfYoda]

I couldn't see the typo in the title point blank, lol. Turns out there is a "c" missing in Galatic.

[@Ben_Gunner]

I'm sure Richy started out selling records from his garage.

[@waleswideman1]

I don't think it's considered space unless your in orbit. I'm not paying to go up and down I want orbit

[@user-sx4yu3nw4j]

Someone failed science 😅

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

you could be at the distance of the moon and still fall flat on earth without being in orbit

[@LandNfan]

RSN! Real soon now! Just like those flying cars we’ve been promised since the 1950’s.

[@truemoayyed8482]

Hello Simon

[@TravisSelassieSimbawafedha]

Now I'm going to think about all day how much I missmy Virgin Mobile phone.

[@fastbike175]

hell yeah

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

A good idea for a video might be the story of the S S Sultana the titanic before the titanic

[@headcrab4090]

I just love the idea of spaceplanes. But then I was promised Skylon decades ago. Space is hard.

[@pamelamays4186]

$450Kto reserve a seat? Affordable for who?

[@astrophysicistguy]

Have you ever looked at the list of billionaires currently in the world? $450k to them is like the average joe splurging to go on a cruise to Antarctica .,. If it’s something that interests them the money is nothing

[@eaphantom9214]

Nice 😮 04:31 I cannot wait, IF...😎

[@TheBooban]

Well, someone ordinary won a ticket already. They’ll be more.

[@mattsoup4121]

My favorite part is when they killed multiple engineers at their test stand and tried to sweep it under the rug.

[@Istandby666]

I grew up in Mojave, due to my biological fathers work being at Edwards Air Force Base and Groom Lake (aka Area 51). We stored our airplane(N51305) at the Mojave Airport. Today called the Mojave Spaceport. I moved to Mojave in 1984.

[@Rekuzan]

Has Simon done one on Starship yet?

[@ianmathwiz7]

Yes.

[@atlehassum1492]

Yes, and it was a "to be continued"-episode as far as I can remember (if that wasn't the one on Artemis and LOP-G/NASA's Gateway)

[@AshleyKitto]

Balloons in high altitude, I thought he always wanted to touch the edge of space hence the ballooning projects prior? Sorry if I am wrong just what I thought.

[@jackmason5278]

$450k for a seat, and they have 700 suckers already? Some fools have too much money.

[@jameslewis2635]

It was that or a ride in a rocket that looks like it was supposed to be in a live action remake of 'Flesh Gordon'.

[@patricko9170]

Hey Simon, what watch are you wearing?

[@ABC-48483]

I will actually try the under the stars thing, first sponser I will actually do lol

[@Jer742]

I worked for them at one point and time. Its an awesome idea developed by Rutan. its poorly managed company with very little focus on the investors and the future. having a former Walt Disney employee as your president is a problem.

[@jobyjoe1]

Not a mention of Tubular bells....

[@reggiep75]

Virgin Galactic.. The space equivalent of Concorde. It only exists for the Champagne Charlies of the world, aka rich idiots, if you're not familiar with the original tag for them.

[@Montie-Adkins]

I feel like VG would be doing well if Burt Rutan had not retired.

[@Captain_Tumbleweed]

Galatics?

[@cedrichauptli9267]

Great Video, ass allways. Can I make a suggestion? How about a video about the German ww2 Submarines? they build like 1400ish uboats, which is a Megaproject for its time in its own rights. Cheers mate

[@williamhumes7332]

The most craziest man in Britain finally gets his due! I wouldn't be surprised if Virgin did their own car brand.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

I have wondered where Richard goes from here. This man began with hiring out recording studies, and grew from there, and appears to have sunk his monies into this venture.

[@TheBooban]

He was asked that question right after he went to space. I thought it was a naive question. Like space is done now? Even after Virgin Galactic starts regular flights, there much more left they could do in Space. Like flying it LA to Canberra? Would make supersonic planes obsolete before they get off the ground. They could try to reach orbit too.

[@ErickSoares3]

@@TheBooban I have always wondered if their Spaceships could be an "hyper Concorde", traveling continents and across oceans during suborbital hops.

[@davidwebb4904]

Branson cashed out most of his investment last year. The share price crashed and he is now being sued by other stockholders for fraud.

[@marcoAKAjoe]

@@davidwebb4904 messed up

[@MultiWalrus1]

Up his own arse quite probably.

[@alexanderc9462]

The enterprise exploded a couple of times in star trek too

[@ehaurader2640]

Would be cool that once a year 100 people get 100 doller flights

[@fredred8371]

Video starts at 1:38

[@mrsporty9669]

Too explosive/ expensive, I wait till Ryan air go space 😁

[@BillHimmel]

Despite the tragedies, the spirit of these pioneers is just impressive!

[@aq5426]

pffff, call me when Dickie-boi crosses the von Karman Line.

[@josephc.9520]

@@aq5426 Ah yes, an arbitrary boundary determining the edge of the atmosphere. How very interesting. Call me when Bezos boi reaches orbit 😉

[@Pissedoffdetective]

This is where Simon is punting for a Virgin Galactic sponsorship...

[@timbrwolf1121]

Simon I wonder if any of your viewers could do scripts for a "MegaScams" channel

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Well, Spaceship One isn't that great. What do we name this next one? We need something bright and original. Let's go with Spaceship Two. Brilliant! _~headdesk~_

[@michaelgross7016]

he has best launch system . launch from anywhere and achieve non orbital space via an aircraft that can take off anywhere. awesome. especially for space tourism. once he launches a few NBA players then it's 600,000 a ticket with a 2 yr waiting list.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

Can't land anywhere though, because that nose skid will chew up a runway and make normal airports very hesitant to allow it to fly from there

[@michaelgross7016]

@@kerbalengineeringsystems7415 wow. thanks . I had never considered this. I thought the craft was on wheels. I'm sure it's a minor re design change. and they can still take off from anywhere.......just might be limited in landing initially.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

@@michaelgross7016 also remember that the engines on the ships are basically single use so they need a production facility nearby in order to support launch operations

[@michaelgross7016]

@@kerbalengineeringsystems7415 he has his own company with loads of highly paid professionals to produce the engines. everyone wins the rich dude flying science and engineering the dude on the assembly line win win win

[@alexlubbers1589]

I think space tourism is fantastic but its just not quite there yet. I dont want a measly hop, i wanna orbit the earth for at least a day

[@ethanbell6762]

The Virgin Galactic vs the Chad SpaceX

[@smile768]

I think they went too small with the White Knight 2 aircraft. They could have used an old airliner like the sister company Virgin Orbit and then they could have carried a much bigger and more capable rocket. I've watched this for years now and they haven't accomplished much.

[@TheBooban]

I don’t think Virgin Orbit carries a heavier payload. It has to sit only one wing. White Knight cannot be bigger. The runway would have to huge, and it would make the physics untenable. This size is optimal.

[@addisonrees8317]

Mig 31 goes to space and tickets to reserve a ride are like $3,500

[@biocybernaught3512]

Commercial ends at 1:30

[@taylor1212eminem]

Video starts at 4:00

[@seanbrazell7095]

At least Under Lucky Stars maps will let someone somewhere look away and curse the universe (and lawyers in general) in the right direction in divorce court. I'm DEFINITELY a glass half full kinda guy. Team Hardcore Sunny side till I die.

[@grannysbowlz5802]

Affordable it is... I was afraid I might not have enough money, but 450k seems reasonable enough xD

[@markwheeler4417]

Space tourism by Virgin Galactic is more likely than nuclear fusion power, but not much.

[@sleepy_143]

Virgin Galactic will never be anything more than a novelty.

[@TheBooban]

That’s the intention. Why do you have a problem with it? You can make alot of money with novelties.

[@christianmccann9400]

It's a start ......

[@SkunkApe407]

@@Klaus293 "will never be" is a negative statement. It implies an inherent problem. I get it though, words are hard for some folks.

[@Wreckz_Tea]

Unless you can afford a ride

[@jtjames79]

@@SkunkApe407 cuz it's already obsolete. If Sierra Nevada weren't so obsessed with being diddled by old space, Dream Chaser could already be flying on Falcon 9 for the same price. Just don't use a second stage. The cadence benefits of a space plane launched from an airplane has failed to produce results spectacularly. Once Starship is taking passengers, Starship will be the cheaper better ride all the way to orbit. Starship is big enough to be a space hotel. It's as big as the space station is now on the inside, with much better opportunities for layout improvements. VG is just a novelty, because there are things that aren't novelties that get much less press.

[@beagleissleeping5359]

"You think I want to go to the stars? I don't even like to fly! I take trains. I built this ship so I could retire to a tropical island full of naked women."

[@michaelmayhem350]

Simon we need DTU March 8 1994 Michigan Please make it happen

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

That was my 1st birthday

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Space isn’t the only thing that’s hard right now

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Life is too 😩

[@RHCole]

"Galatic"

[@rustusandroid]

Spaceship Two crashed because the pilot accidently flipped the switch that folded the wings. Clear pilot error.

[@evanrutherfordlazyahole9079]

I get hard thinking about space.

[@holyassbutts]

I wonder if they'll make their patrons sign a waiver giving up the right to sue in the event of a disaster

[@aaronscottmatthews7883]

Can he prove he isn't Jack from NasaSpaceFlight 🤨

[@21stCenturyComm]

Didn't explode. It broke up due to the premature deployment of the feather reentry system.

[@gemmascupoftea]

@Megaprojects sorry to bother you, I know this is bothersome but there's a bot in the comments. I'd wish they would not bother!

[@monckey44]

“they were virgins in business” branson: haha yeah, in business, that’s why we named it that. cause we were virgins in business only 😥

[@drakulton1]

Do you create a youtube channel for every new video?

[@Angelalynx999]

Calling 50 miles up "space" is like saying I went SCUBA diving when my feet were covered with water on the beach.

[@samsignorelli]

50 miles is space by US govt definition. 62 miles is the Karman Line -- space by the FAI's definition. But let's be honest, the 9nly difference is 12 miles in altitude...the ENVIRONMENT is the same.

[@Angelalynx999]

@@samsignorelli I understand that's the definition of "space", but to me space is beyond Earth's gravity well. Anything closer is just dipping your toe in the ocean. Been there, done that. Wake me when a Moon colony is being set up. I have no interest in watching people go where so many have gone before.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

@@Angelalynx999 TIL the moon is not in space apparently

[@LERobbo]

That's what she said.

[@doblebo]

four hhhUndred and Fifty Thhousand Dhholars

[@nHans]

As is proper spelling, apparently! 🤣 24 hours after uploading, the title still says "Galatic" instead of ... I dunno ... "Galatasaray"? "Galatine"? "Galatians"?

[@kaimightbeadragon8532]

you goon

[@Zenas521]

No thank you. The great beyond, might just be beyond the mortal coil.

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍❤❤❤🚀🚀🚀

[@Siddharth_Rao]

Indian General Elections please

[@Espectrador]

Suborbital flight doesnt count. Up and down.

[@gr8witenorth61]

you need infrastructure up there, otherwise, your just out on a day pass .............

[@richv1893]

Anyone who believes this will be long term commercially viable is fooling themselves. Enjoy the PR stunts while they last.

[@NPFAC]

Shhhh i need that sweet sweet stock money

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

Calling it a space ship is overly generous for no reason

[@Rosseboi]

As tragic as Virgins many setbacks are please do not forget little human advancement comes at zero cost.

[@211inprogress]

R.i.P Aaliyah.

[@nickpowell5337]

uhhhhh.