Jeff Bezos vs Richard Branson: Balloon Wars Redux IN SPACE

[idunnosomename]

get on with it! get branson done

[lipsink]

How come the dudes on the right and left in that picture don't have the gold bit on their costumes? Space is confusing.

[Sebastian Cobb]

I'd only pay if I was certain I could have a wank in space.

I wonder if anyone's done that or they're all too scared of getting space-jizz in the instruments.

[idunnosomename]

i bet people are pretty much perpetually wanking on the ISS. probably one of the highest concentrations of wanking people there is

[lipsink]

I think it's the only reason people ever wanted to go into space to begin with.

[Blumf]

How come the dudes on the right and left in that picture don't have the gold bit on their costumes? Space is confusing.

Space proles, in space.

[idunnosomename]

when does the space launch actually happen. im not sitting through all this shit not to see him die. i could be having a wank

[Sebastian Cobb]

Space proles, in space.

Obviously Branson is Kevin, but which one of the ladies is Liz?

[Captain Z]

This is unbearable, at least Elton just gets on with it. What time will I be able to see Geoff Benzos hurtling across the sky in a fireball?

[Sebastian Cobb]

Surely it would be more efficient to load all of these billionaire manchildren into one craft and fire it at the sun?

[Blumf]

Don't mention SpaceX doing it better, and for fucks sake, don't mention the death.

[steve98]

I don't want Branson and his crew blown to bits (That space-craft looks awf'lly fragile to me), but if it's gonna happen I want to be able to say I saw it live... Clive.

Branson himself looks amazing, hard to believe he's 89.

Anyone know yet who Bezos' passenger's gonna be? I did consider for a minute that it might be Trump, but... naah.

[Alberon]

Branson's not even going to the internationally accepted edge of space at 100 kilometres (about 62 miles) instead he's going to the lower US definition of 50 miles.

I'm watching the NASASpaceflight YouTube channel which is currently showing an internet flight tracking program showing the plane circling and gaining altitude. Still far better than all the corporate bullshit over on Branson's official channel.

[Blumf]

Woooooow! An exclusive ponced up Range Rover is available to buy, if you buy a ticket.

The utter lack of imagination!!

[Sebastian Cobb]

I want Alan Sugar to get involved in some 2nd rate craft that tries to look the part with some "mugs eyefull" flashing lights but just falls apart before it gets there.

[Blue Jam]

Bet they have that Moonraker on the in-flight entertainment

[Captain Z]

"When I was a kid I always imagined space was only accessible to a select few. And now, no matter your colour, your culture, your nationality, as long as you have several million dollars and are extremely photogenic, you too can travel beyond the Earth."

[Blue Jam]

i bet people are pretty much perpetually wanking on the ISS. probably one of the highest concentrations of wanking people there is

I bet it's like the London Olympic Village, where as soon as all the athletes moved in Grindr crashed.

[steve98]

I want Alan Sugar to get involved in some 2nd rate craft that tries to look the part.

[Blue Jam]

I want Alan Sugar to get involved in some 2nd rate craft that tries to look the part with some "mugs eyefull" flashing lights but just falls apart before it gets there.

Would be funny if he launched a rocket, but instead of putting his own electric car in there like Elon Musk did he sent an em@iler phone into space.

[Blue Jam]

Thunderbeards are GO

[Blue Jam]

Oh, the booster stage has been ejected.

That was pretty cool to be fair.

[Rizla]

Fuck is this shit. That's not space you eggy tax dodging cunt.

[Blue Jam]

...so this is the bit where they're weightless, and the camera feed from inside the cabin cuts out?

Yep, they're definitely having a sub-orbital space orgy up in there.

[batwings]

"Space is now Virgin territory" - an actual human person just said this.

[Blue Jam]

The feed just cut to Richard Branson floating about, but all pixellated.

Hahahaha the space tourist's holiday snaps are all buggered

[Phoenix Lazarus]

Live coverage here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSEav42Swdg

[Blue Jam]

"I think he's attempting re-entry, sir"

[Blue Jam]

The Virgin Jeff Bezos vs the Chad Richard Branson

[Blue Jam]

Liking the New Mexico connection. Some people will do anything to catch a few Better Call Saul spoilers. I bet Beardy will be back on in a bit to tell us he just saw them filming Kim's death scene, the bastard.