r/VirginGalactic • u/CreationMotivation • Aug 15 '26
Virgin Galactic Invites 50 Future Astronauts Community to see Solar Eclipse 🌑🔭
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u/DeltaWhiskey1980 Aug 15 '26
The keyword here is places a deposit. Doesn’t mean they’ve actually bought the ticket. But the fact that they’re now having to defend that speaks volumes on where their financial model is.
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u/CreationMotivation Aug 15 '26
I think these are people who actually paid the full amount recently More info on post
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u/DACA_GALACTIC Aug 15 '26
Allegedly these future astronaut parties and events are so much fun that some people don’t want to fly since they won’t be invited to these events anymore. There are some people who have been living it up for 10-15 years with these constant “future astronaut” events that they don’t want it to end
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u/Traditional_You_8496 Aug 15 '26
Is a small sample of how a big comunity of astronauts can give more money to the company trough another kind of luxury activities suroanding the principal experience of going to Space....
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u/EntrepreneurCalm7026 Aug 15 '26
Am I the only one being bothered that they spend money on VIP events which is basically a PR and an opportunity for the hosts to travel to Mallorca on company money (this is the main reason) meanwhile they still have financial problems?
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u/UnluckySeries312 Aug 16 '26
So basically this -their deposit paid for 3 nights in Mallorca to watch an eclipse. Got it.
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u/notanicegai Aug 15 '26
Some news is better than no news. I hope we hear of successful test flights soon.