How about a wager? Which comes first, the FAA's vaunted NextGen collapses in scandal and budget overruns or someone—anyone—actually launches a space tourist without turning him or her into a cosmic cinder? Although there's a Voodoo doll with my name on it at 800 Independence Ave. and restraint has never been a long suit of mine, I'll go with the tourist. One can at least hope it won't reprise the spectacle not seen since humanity deserted Max Pruss over Lakehurst.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/space-race-virgin-vs-blue-origin