Since Yuri Gagarin And Al Shepard's Epoch

Science Is Not About Consensus, And Consensus Is Not Science.

Our Goal Is To Show That You Can Develop A Robust, Safe Manned Space Program And Do It At An Extremely Low Cost.

The Russians Did Much Bigger Space Launch Vehicles For Launching Satellites And For Getting Men In Orbit. They Did That Much Sooner Than America Because America Was Very Good At Something Else.

Virgin Galactic, Which Will Be Operating Spaceshiptwo, Will Be Only One Of Several Spacelines. The Competitors For Virgin Include The Russians, Bezos's Blue Origin, And Possibly Rocketplane Kistler. And Likely A Couple Of Others Who Are Smart Enough Not To Tell People What They Are Doing!

I Have A Hunch The Most Important Reason We're Going To Space Is Not Known Now.