Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“What we’re incredibly excited about is that this flight not only demonstrated the technology, because it was pretty much picture-perfect, it also demonstrated all the way through the flight from launch, up to space, and back down to splashdown how incredibly gentle it is. That is part of making it accessible.”

Source: Space Perspective co-founder Jane Poynter, commenting as they have announced that billionaire Richard Branson will co-pilot the first crewed flight test of its commercial ‘space balloon’ as early as next year. The vessel completed its initial uncrewed test in September.

FMI: www.spaceperspective.com