Re: SpaceShipTWO is the VSS Enterprise!!!

From: Richard Schumacher (no-spam_at_thank-you.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:17:27 -0500

k2 wrote:

> Crunching a few number from the articles on VSS Enterprise. My numbers
> are
> clearly over simplified estimates as I have no idea what the true
> operating costs and expected profit might be.
>
> BUT....It looks rather tuff to me to meet the goal 5 people every 3
> days with $190K for 5 years. Perhaps someone with more accounting
> ability can pro-rate the per seat costs and establish a typical
> operating & profit costs to make
> sense of the initial numbers.

Branson obviously intends to buy more than one ship.

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