Virgin Galactic declares May day for next test space flight

As bidding intensifies for a seat on Blue Origin's first crewed hop into space, Virgin Galactic has announced the next rocket-powered SpaceShipTwo test flight will take place on May 22. Things looked a little dicey for Virgin Galactic earlier this month as the biz revealed problems had been found with its carrier aircraft VMS …

[Paul Herber]

May day, May day

Ascension Sunday, Ascension Sunday. Shrove Tuesday is just so wrong for a spaceship launch.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: May day, May day

Could be worse, Ash Wednesday.

Too soon?

[Anomalous Cowturd]

Re: May day, May day

Wait for it, wait for it!

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: May day, May day

Pancake day?

[Neil Barnes]

Re: May day, May day

Nah, Himmelfahrt was a week ago... https://www.ferienfeiertagedeutschland.de/2021/feiertage/christi-himmelfahrt/

[Danny Boyd]

What times we live in! Looks like everybody and his uncle are eager to stick the stick of dynamite in their rear orifice and boldly go to [conveniently named] Uranus or even further.

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't 'Galactic' a bit grand for an organisation that aspires to send people into low earth orbit?

[IGotOut]

Oh c'mon, we have World Series Baseball, so why not?

[werdsmith]

LEO? Spaceship 2 is a world away from that capability.

[Francis Boyle]

Have you

even heard of Richard Branson?

[IGotOut]

Re: Have you

Yeah, he's the guy that asks for goverment bailouts for companies he owns that are financially crippled by companies he owns.

[Anonymous Coward]

Virgin mother's..

Should've called it Jesus.

[Tom 7]

Re: Virgin mother's..

Well naming it after his dad would have put off a few punters: Oh God!