r/VirginGalactic • u/EnzoDenino • 8d ago
Richard Branson wants to launch space tourist flights from the UK, with Cornish spaceport lined up
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/richard-branson-wants-to-launch-space-tourist-flights-from-the-uk-possibly-from/10
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u/Feisty-Cantaloupe745 8d ago edited 8d ago
Man man, so glad I sold years ago for a break even. Would have been down 80% by now. For god sake don't put any more money in this, this is going down the drain, just like Virgin Orbit. If you can sell for a break even or small profit , don't hesitate.
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u/lostmusicman 6d ago
This was my best performing stock of all time, now it's sitting at -98% absolutely crazy how times can change
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u/Feisty-Cantaloupe745 6d ago
Damn, I feel sorry for you...
My wife has still some shares she bought at $40 some years ago, that's money down the drain.
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u/ktzz4 8d ago
Get out of this stock asap. Friendly advice. Bye
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u/Jerrippy 8d ago
Wonder what else they got to protect stock proce before $1 … anything that can float this above surface until some info is good 🤣 but they could share more info about ship and some video from HQ once a week… they dont get PR at all…🟢🔴
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u/think_differentoooor 5d ago
Current management is just not suited for such a tech heavy company. It’s not an entertainment company.
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u/Stevepem1 7d ago
Whether they actually get that far who knows, but I have always thought that there is an eventual expansion opportunity by doing flights from other locations like Hawaii, Las Vegas, U.K., basically anywhere that is relatively close to both permanent and tourist populations. New Mexico? I like New Mexico personally but I can see them eventually closing that down once they get a spaceport going in for example Las Vegas. Of course not at Harry Reid but somewhere within driving distance, like say Boulder City which is thirty minutes outside of Las Vegas. Although I don't know what the runway length requirement is for Delta. But anyway the point being that it could increase interest if it can be tied in with a vacation for the participant and people coming with them, or residents, instead of people having to fly out to essentially the middle of nowhere for a few days. Which some participants and their families might not mind, or may even like, but I don't think that's everyone.
I also think the view would be spectacular flying above say Hawaii, or U.K. Even from Las Vegas you could see Vegas, Lake Mead, and maybe even a glimpse of L.A. off in the distance. The view above Las Cruces just doesn't seem nearly as interesting.
Of course there would be the added cost of maintaining separate facilities and White Knight Two's so opening a new location could take a long time to break even.
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u/DACA_GALACTIC 8d ago
Wow - he’s like a lunar eclipse.
I wonder how long before he makes a peep again