This thread began as a commentary on Wally Funk's accomplishments but quickly turned to a political disagreement. I have a much easier question for any experts in the Villages and beyond. Other than "space tourism" for the ultra wealthy, where is this private flight endeavour going? Is there any practical purpose to sending rockets/space vehicles into space and back or are these flights purely for entertainment purposes? To me, these launches are exact duplicates of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard. Straight up and straight back.
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