Ah, John, I love it when you admonish me for being a professional
beggar. It's true, of course, that's the way we scientists have
always been. Galileo was a government beggar, and look what they did
to him! Seriously, I like the concept of privatization of space, and
I think you and Gale have got a great vision of the future. So, whom
do we trust to receive our $10 donations and get this enterprise
started?
Meanwhile, I'm still begging. Old habits die hard...
Gary
You know, Gary, I may be a bit of a dreamer like you, but if I ever get down to Kodiak (home of the US civilian launch program) from here in Anchorage, I'd like to look into such a thing as trying to figure out how to start a non-profit space shoot program, ala Robert Clements. I'd organize the damned thing, but I'd want Gale to be cheerleader non-pareil... she has such enthusiasm and spirit.
But, you're right about Galileo and such. Even that ol' upstart Colombus had to start somewhere high up...
-- JHB
