You know what they say - 'any publicity is good and good publicity is even better'. Thanks for playing.

Those wheels made you look and talk, so WIN.

Those wheels are typical for SEMA/shows in general. They made you look and talk about the car, so mission accomplished, I think.

Because can't get enuf...

No. Technically, it's a rocket-plane.

What's noteworthy is what's not featured; there's no drag racing.

If by "look at" you mean provide contractual media exposure, sure...have at it.

If you mean 'space flight' front page right stuff, it's not the same goal...that's why.

• We know that VG's SS2 didn't 'crash'...it came apart at altitude for some reason and then the pieces fell to the ground. Just like an apple from a tree.

She also said she was shocked, but not surprised about the explosion, and said Virgin should get away from commercial space travel, and stick to something they might be good at, like selling mobile phones.

Clearly you've been given the gifts of logic and intelligence - please let us know whey you unwrap them.

It's all a setup w/nascar paying jeff a bonus to cause a ruckus on TV - it's the only way they can get attention in the media, after all.

My heroes wear firesuits...and fight like girls.

Fine? More like a promised bounty for getting people to talk...witness this thread. Without this fake controversy, the chase would be christmas cake already.

I'm sure it makes for a more interesting story (?), but I suspect they were fooling with you much more than you knew.

Update: Spacecraft's Rocket Motor Landed Intact, NTSB Chief Says "The information suggests that the breakup of SpaceShipTwo was due to something other than an engine explosion."

I was referring to the media/rhetorical 'we', not you directly :)

Can we stop calling it a crash already? It exploded in mid-air.

Can one of Lewis's handlers remind him to take his sunglasses off during interviews....

Enzo started the practice. Everyone else simply followed...