Hrm, let's see... it's an expendable, and he's not only going up against OSI, but also against the glut of cheap Russian launchers. There's no evidence that he's changing the basic operational model in any significant way, or making a serious attempt to expand the market. I rate his chances poorly.
-p
At 03:27 PM 12/3/2002 -0800, Michael Wallis wrote:
Hi ... Saw this posting on space.com:Web Entrepreneur Eyes Small Launcher Market ------------------------------------------- Elon Musk, a 31-year-old Internet entrepreneur who amassed a sizable fortune during the dot.com boom, has set his sights on building a rocket. The rocket Musk is building is a two-stage, kerosene-fueled expendable specifically designed to undercut Orbital Sciences Corp.'s air-launched Pegasus vehicle in the market for the handful of small payloads the U.S. government needs launched each year. http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive02/webarch_111802.html Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Wallis KF6SPF (408) 396-9037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
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