The Weblog "A Voyage to Arcturus" has a good summary of the various editorials reacting to the SpaceShipOne flight.
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http://www.spacetransportation.com/ast/presentations/7a_barro.pdf
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http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/stories/2004b/spacestoryN0623SPACEONE.htm
snipet from article: The one comment I found most enjoyable was to set his sights on loftier goals, might stage orbital test flights sooner than you think.
One thing, however, seems certain: It's likely the small red, white and blue rocket plane never will carry well-heeled adventure travelers on suborbital space tourism flights.
"I doubt very much that Burt would be interested in doing that," Dick Rutan, brother of the aviation legend, told FLORIDA TODAY. "He really has no interest in collecting tickets and taking people for rides."
Instead, the famed aircraft designer likely will set his sights on loftier goals.
Mojave aerospace company might stage orbital test flights, too.
we're heading to orbit sooner than you think, and we know it's crucial to dramatically reducing the costs (of space travel).
Burt might not, but Paul might. Paul does nothing that doesn't have some sort of return on his investments. Though the red tape of being allowed to sell tickets on such a craft would be the limiting factor, and time better spent getting full orbital flights and that sort of red tape sorted for that.
Posted by: Matthew Brown at June 23, 2026 08:29 AMI see from other sites that it cost a mere 100k to refuel the spaceshipone. I have not seen anyother info for additional cost between flights. If paying passengers are what is needed and the ticket price is the cost of a refueling.
Though it is cheaper than the 20 million for the trip to the ISS, I hope someday soon we all can go for a ride.