--- David Weinshenker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adrian Tymes wrote: > > --- Michael Wallis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The decision is > > > his to make, no matter how crazy *I* thing the > > > decision is. > > > > This is very true, but it results in a problem > that > > irritates many people trying to secure funding for > > serious space development (as opposed to > > pie-in-the-sky and/or mega-contractor-trough > efforts > > that few professionals honestly expect to suceed). > > Highly publicized failures from this sort of > effort > > reinforce the public image that this sort of > effort > > can not work, thus people are less willing to fund > > those who do this sort of effort in ways that can > > work. > > Didn't airplane flight endure the same sort of > scepticism > (fueled by the varying results of numerous > more-or-less-well- > prepared efforts) in the early years?
Aye, but at has been said, there wasn't the "it's too dangerous so let's stop them from hurting themselves" meme going around back then. Still, it is a problem that can hopefully be overcome, especially once Scaled proves that at least some such efforts can suceed. _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
