Follow-up 4:
For those fascinated by human efforts to return
to & colonize the moon & to explore Mars & to
send humans to & one day colonize Mars, all of
that presented in the following excellent 48 min-
ute 31 seconds video, Elon Musk's SpaceX the
leader of most of those efforts, the only exception ...
... being exploration of Mars currently underway
by the United Arab Emirates, China, & the U.S.:
Mars Mission Update: June 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLaUM2XbyJc
Jeff Bezos & Blue Origins are seeking to partici-
pate in efforts to return to the moon, but thus far
have not expressed interest in going to Mars.
On Monday, July 12, 2021 at 2:30:07 PM UTC-5, observer wrote:
/> (corrected re-post with a few more details)
/> On Monday, July 12, 2021 at 3:23:49 AM UTC-5,
dls...@gmail.com wrote:
/> > On Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 7:37:53 PM UTC-4, the observer wrote:
/> .> > Follow-up 3:
/> .> >
/> .> > ~> /> .> ---
/> .> > ~> /> .>
/> .> > ~> /> .> Another space adventurer, Richard Branson,
/> .> > ~> /> .> net worth around $4 billion, his endeavor is
/> .> > ~> /> .> focused on Virgin Galactic, per his website,
/> .> > ~> /> .> "whether that be transporting passengers to
/> .> > ~> /> .> Earth orbiting hotels and science laboratories,
/> .> > ~> /> .> or providing a world-shrinking, transcontinental
/> .> > ~> /> .> service."
/> .> > ~> /> .>
https://www.virgingalactic.com/vision/
/> .> > ~> /> .>
/> .> > ~> /> .> ---
/> .> >
/> .> > ---
/> .> > July 11, 2021
/> .> >
/> .> > Richard Branson, on his Virgin Galactic rocket
/> .> > plane becomes the first billionaire to get to space
/> .> >
https://nypost.com/2021/07/11/richard-branson-to-fly-to-space-on-virgin-galactic-rocket/
/> .> > ---
/> .> >
/> .> > Richard Branson won the “billionaire space race”
/> .> > on Sunday — launching himself and five others
/> .> > more than 50 miles above the earth to the point
/> .> > of weightlessness in his own Virgin Galactic
/> .> > rocket.
/> .> >
/> .> > “It was the complete experience of a lifetime,” the
/> .> > beaming British entrepreneur, who will turn 71 in
/> .> > a week, said after shaking the hand of another
/> .> > member of the crew. “Now looking down at the
/> .> > spaceport, congratulations to everybody for cre-
/> .> > ating such a beautiful plane and all the hard work
/> .> > for getting us this far.”
/> .> >
/> .> > Branson set off with five employees a little after
/> .> > 8:30 a.m. local time from Spaceport America in
/> .> > New Mexico, about 180 miles south of Albu-
/> .> > queue.
/> .> >
/> .> > Photo - Sir Richard Branson is weightless in
/> .> > space on his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket
/> .> > plane:
/> .> >
https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/virgin-galactic-11.jpg
/> .> >
/> .> > Less than an hour after takeoff, the VSS Eve plane
/> .> > released its rocket at an altitude of 53 miles — fur-
/> .> > other than the 50-mile boundary considered by the
/> .> > US to be the boundary of space.
/> .> >
/> .> > The crew was then able to unstrap to experience
/> .> > a few minutes of weightlessness before gliding
/> .> > back around 9:40 a.m. to the runway.
/> .> >
/> .> > A crowd gathered at the tarmac cheered as the
/> .> > plane landed and the crew disembarked, with some
/> .> > spectators jumping into the air and hugging.
/> .> >
/> .> > Branson, who served as a mission specialist, threw
/> .> > his hands up in the air to cheer the landing before
/> .> > jogging down the tarmac for an emotional reunion
/> .> > with his wife, children, and grandchildren.
/> .> >
/> .> > Video - Richard Branson hails ‘experience of
/> .> > a lifetime’ after flying to the edge of space:
/> .> >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-2XFTPE_Vw
/> .> >
/> .> > --- --- ---
~> > Too bad he and Elon can't reside in space.
~> > Perhaps they shall bid for planet Pluto now?
/> By the way, recently (I'd have to look up
/> when this happened) Pluto reclassified
/> to be a "dwarf planet", 1 of -4- "dwarf
/> planets" in our particular solar system
/> per a post I made on Feb 13, although
/> the following article says Ceres is a 5th ...
/>
/> ... dwarf planet & there may be as many
/> as 10,000 dwarf planets in our particular
/> solar system:
/>
https://theplanets.org/dwarf-planets/
/>
/> ~~~
/>
/> Dwarf Planet Pluto diameter = 1,476 miles
/> Pluto distance from Sun = 3.67 billion miles
/> Pluto Moons = 5
/>
/> ~~~
/>
/> Dwarf Planet Haumea diameter = 670 miles
/> Haumea distance from Sun = 4.01 billion miles
/> Hamea Moons = 2
/>
/> ~~~
/>
/> Dwarf Planet Makemake diameter = 888 miles
/> Makemake distance from Sun = 4.253 billion miles
/> Makemake Moons = 1
/>
/> ~~~
/>
/> Dwarf Planet Eris diameter = 1,445 miles
/> Eris distance from Sun = 8.9559 billion miles
/> Eris Moons = 1
~> > In other words who gives a flying chuck what
~> > these billionaires spend money on.
/> The 3 you're referring to are involved in going
/> into space, albeit Branson just barely got into
/> space & Bezos also will just barely get into
/> space. Musk doesn't appear interested in go-
/> ing into space at the present time.
/>
/> Most are intrigued by space projects, as well
/> as by all spending by the 2 men who Forbes
/> currently ranks the 2 richest individuals in the
/> world (Jeff Bezos ranked 1st, Elon Musk is
/> ranked 2nd). Richard Branson is ranked a
/> mere 589th.
/>
https://www.forbes.com/search/?q=Richard%20Branson&sh=7e31a460279f
/>
/> Elon, by the way, recently sold 7 expensive
/> homes, & currently rents a “foldable, prefabri-
/> cated home” made by Boxabl, a housing startup
/> company (a 400 square ft 'box' albeit elsewhere
/> it's said he bought or is renting a small nearby
/> house in Boca Chica Texas):
/>
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2021/07/03/where-elon-musk-lives-since-he-pledged-to-ditch-almost-all-physical-possessions/?sh=39128d084332
/>
/> As for spending by billionaires, all NFL fans
/> are very interested in the spending by the 29
/> NFL billionaires (Jerry's net worth estimated
/> by Forbes to be $8.9 billion or so, not quite
/> as rich as Richard Branson, Jerry tied at the ...
/>
https://www.forbes.com/search/?q=Jerry%20Jones&sh=3de8a0ed279f
/>
/> ... 264th richest spot, quite a bit richer than
/> the following estimate of $6.8 billion) ...
/>
https://slackiebrown.com/ranking-nfl-owners-net-worth/
/>
/> 1. Allen family, Seattle Seahawks ($20.3 billion)
/> 2. David Tepper, Carolina Panthers ($11.6 billion)
/> 3. Stan Kroenke, Los Angeles Rams ($8.8 billion)
/> 4. Stephen Ross, Miami Dolphins ($7.6 billion)
/> 5. Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys ($6.8 billion)
/> 6. Robert Kraft, New England Patriots ($6.6 billion)
/> 7. Shahid Khan, Jacksonville Jaguars ($6.4 billion)
/> 8. Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings ($5.3 billion)
/> 9. Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons ($5.1 billion)
/> 10. Steve Bisciotti, Baltimore Ravens ($4.7 billion)
/>
/> 11. Glazer family, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($4.7 billion)
/> 12. Terry/Kim Pegula, Buffalo Bills ($4.6 billion)
/> 13. Woody Johnson, NY Jets ($4.2 billion)
/> 14. Janice McNair, Houston Texans ($3.8 billion)
/> 15. Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints ($2.9 billion)
/> 16. Jimmy Haslem, Cleveland Browns ($2.8 billion)
/> 17. Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Colts ($2.7 billion)
/> 18. Denise York, San Francisco 49ers ($2.5 billion)
/> 19. Spanos family, Los Angeles Chargers ($2.4 billion)
/> 20. Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins ($2.3 billion)
/>
/> 21. Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles ($2.1 billion)
/> 22. Clark Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs ($2 billion)
/> 23. Martha Ford, Detroit Lions ($1.4 billion)
/> 24. Bidwill family, Arizona Cardinals ($1.4 billion)
/> 25. Adams family, Tennessee Titans ($1.3 billion)
/> 26. McCaskey family, Chicago Bears ($1.3 billion)
/> 27. Rooney family, Pittsburgh Steelers ($1.2 billion)
/> 28. John Mara & Steve Tisch, NY Giants ($500 million & $1.2 billion)
/> 29. Bowlen family, Denver Broncos ($1 billion)
/>
/> ... as well as the spending by the 3 teams not
/> owned by billionaires:
/>
/> 30. Mike Brown, Cincinnati Bengals ($925 million)
/> 31. Mark Davis, Oakland Raiders ($500 million)
/> 32. Green Bay Packers, publicly owned
/>
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