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You still don’t understand the idea of saying something and then allowing some independent verification of your fantasy. Bert Rutan has a reusable SOV with a turn around time of two weeks ad a payload of less than 200 lbs. How will that get 1,000,000 tons of sulfur into the atmosphere? If you say such silly things, you should be able to substantiate them. Since you have such command of the facts at your higher level of understanding, all I ask is that you help us lesser individuals and answer the simple questions.

For example, what is the Payload of the only sub Orbital Vehicle that ever made two trips into sub-orbit in the two week window? I, of course am speaking of Burt Rutan’s prize winning demo of the Ansari X PRIZE competition spaceship with the ability of reuse in the two weeks?

So what is the payload of the Virgin Galactic Spaceship 2 which is under development of space tourism?

Please oh great all knowing Nutty Professor help us ignorant uninformed lesser folks gain such an understanding into the fantasies of a closed mind. You crack me up in refusing to answer the simplest of questions and maintain that you know what you are talking about.

Bert Rutan has a reusable SOV with a turn around time of two weeks ad a payload of less than 200 lbs.

No, it had a payload of at least twice that (more if you include pilot). It had to be capable of carrying two passengers. It carried ballast instead. You demonstrate once again that you have no idea what you're talking about. And the two-week turnaround could have been done much more quickly had it been important to do so. It's also silly to whine about turnaround on a developmental vehicle. The operational one will be designed for fast turnaround, because the economics require it.

So what is the payload of the Virgin Galactic Spaceship 2 which is under development of space tourism?

I see that you can't be bothered to look up the simplest things, and are determined to continue to look the fool. It's designed to carry six passengers and two crew. Average a couple hundred pounds per person. Do the math.

It will turn around in a day or so. Better-designed vehicles, such as from Rocketplane or XCOR, or Armadillo, will be even cheaper and faster to turn around, since they'll use liquid propellants, instead of hybrids. Armadillo demonstrated a one-hour turnaround at the X-Prize Cup last fall.