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Answer by Emilio M Bumachar for Why are the recent flights of two...

There are no serious implications for astronautics the science.There are serious implications for the space tourism market, namely they're hard-to-fake signals that it's safe enough for passengers. We...

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Answer by Michael Hardy for Why are the recent flights of two billionaires...

They​ both entered such trajectories that when the craft was not propelled by rockets but was freely moving under inertia the people inside it experienced weightlessness. That is achieved in the "vomit...

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Answer by Machavity for Why are the recent flights of two billionaires...

Is this all just advertising, or do these events carry serious implications for astronautics? Am I simply mistaken (very likely - I'm a complete layman) or have large parts of the media fallen for (or...

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Answer by CuteKItty_pleaseStopBArking for Why are the recent flights of two...

Did they reach space?Branson: yesThe Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo class craft "VS Unity" flew Branson up to 53.5 miles (86 kilometres). This altitude is considered "space" by the US air force, and...

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Why are the recent flights of two billionaires discussed in terms of space...

Recently, there has been much attention on the fact that billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson were passengers in very high-altitude flights. Reputed media outlets discussed these events as...

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