On 29-Jul-2005, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:

They are about to build commercial space craft and I wouldn't be a bit
surprised if they're not more successful than government efforts and I would
assume they plan to make a profit

Virgin's is barely a spacecraft - suborbital tourism isn't the same thing
as science and research. I've yet to hear anyone propose a profitable
purpose for manned spacecraft.

Mike