Yabbut...

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Yabbut...

McFly — 7/5/2007 3:06:51 PM (archived)

Ya gotta figure that there's only a finite number of astronaut-wannabe millionaires. Who's going to fund the launches after they've all taken their space vacations?

As long as getting to space is very expensive, and there is nothing of value there worth going after, it ain't going to happen. Any other conclusion is entrepreneurial fantasy.

Thanks for stating with such clarity something I've been sorta kinda asking about for a while. What's sitting on the bottom-line that's gonna drive the private sector further into space?

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SpaceX press release - TB - 7/2/2007 5:28:12 PM
- Scary. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/2/2007 9:18:35 PM
  - Idiotic Heinlein parallels... - Adam - 7/3/2007 7:58:52 AM
    - The future doesn't end up as a science fiction clone. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/3/2007 6:41:08 PM
    - Well, there's always space tourism... - Hank - 7/3/2007 4:32:15 PM
      - Attracting colonist to a new and better life? - REB - 7/5/2007 3:40:43 PM
        
        If you can get people to move to Houston... - Hank - 7/5/2007 4:14:35 PM
      - Yabbut... - McFly - 7/5/2007 3:06:51 PM
        
        For space groupies... - Hank - 7/5/2007 3:53:36 PM
        
        Tourism - TB - 7/5/2007 5:15:40 PM
        
        re: Tourism - Hank - 7/5/2007 5:59:07 PM
        
        Private vs. public - TB - 7/5/2007 9:56:30 PM
        
        Atoms for Peace - Oak Ridge Hank - 7/5/2007 11:13:16 PM
    - The ones who colonize space will not be from NASA - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 2:25:34 PM
      - Well there's a myth - Adam - 7/4/2007 8:43:47 AM
      - Ring of Chiron? - REB - 7/3/2007 5:08:27 PM
        
        Ring of Charon - REB - 7/3/2007 6:20:29 PM
      - That's my take on it too. - Lee - 7/3/2007 4:50:21 PM
        
        Would your like minded people be trustworthy by those who were not like minded? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/4/2007 3:08:05 AM
        
        Think of it this way. - Lee - 7/4/2007 3:56:16 AM
        
        The Pilgrims had no ability to harm England. - alcaray - 7/4/2007 7:53:23 PM
        
        What's trust got to do with it? - Lee - 7/4/2007 11:24:01 PM
        
        You really don't want to answer the question! - alcaray - 7/4/2007 11:52:51 PM
        
        The ability to pitch a rock - FrankC - 7/7/2007 4:03:45 AM
        
        Agreed, that colonization is a long, hard, dangerous, and difficult task. (n/t) - alcaray - 7/7/2007 6:55:45 PM
        
        Not to worry, the "like minded" people I'm talking about aren't Muslims. - Lee - 7/5/2007 2:00:43 AM
        
        Then your peaceful like-minded people... - alcaray - 7/5/2007 6:04:23 AM
        
        I can't believe that I put so much effort into not putting quotes... - alcaray - 7/5/2007 6:06:18 AM
        
        So you have something against freedom of association and self determination? - Lee - 7/5/2007 4:15:04 PM
        
        Oh certainly. I'm a traitor to my country as well. A filthy commie. N-word-lover. What's wrong with you people? - alcaray - 7/5/2007 8:28:24 PM
        
        Um, ok. - Lee - 7/5/2007 9:28:20 PM
        
        You made the accusation that I opposed the first amendment. - alcaray - 7/5/2007 10:06:16 PM
        
        Just asking. - Lee - 7/5/2007 10:39:56 PM
        
        re: Just asking. - alcaray - 7/6/2007 12:39:55 AM
        
        I'm a "to each his own" kinda guy. - Lee - 7/6/2007 1:40:09 AM
        
        Temporal Nostalgia. - Hank - 7/4/2007 4:51:02 PM
        
        So long as you accept one fact - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 5:23:09 PM
        
        Of course - Lee - 7/3/2007 8:14:29 PM
        
        Well... - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 8:24:54 PM

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