On 3 Jul 2001, at 20:37, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Dan Minette wrote:
> >
> >Right, which is why government is terrible at the development of
> >commercially viable technology. For something that does not have to
> >be commercially viable, like the manned space program, it is the best
> >option.
> >
> Maybe manned space flights aren't economically viable *because*
> it's a g*vernmental monopoly - I suspect that there is a reasonable
> market for millionaires that want to do a little tourism in space and
> get a lot of free publicity.
Even moreso, what about the comms company who has a failing
satalight they need replacing LIKE THIS MONTH. They'll pay. So
will universitys to get stuff up there. Smaller science projects..just
udnercut the Space Shuttle and the European and Russian rockets
by maikng a re-useable spacecraft...
Hey, you only need LOW orbit capacity scramjets to drop anyone
anywhere in the world in a few hours...now THAT could get popular..
Dawn Falcon
