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#1 Re: Interplanetary transportation » COTS - status » 2008-03-05 16:33:21
Argh. Pet peeve, here. :? :x
It's "loser" (rhymes with "user"), for a person or company. "Looser" (rhymes with "juicer") means less tightly tied or bound, and is not a noun. (Except in archaic usages, "Jove, looser of thunderbolts!". Way past your pay grade.) And "losser" is not a word at all.
Elon Musk's other big venture, the Tesla Roadster, is back on track; he took personal delivery of P1 and has been driving it daily for a few weeks. Founder Martin will take P2 shortly, and >800 more will be delivered this year.
#2 Re: Interplanetary transportation » in my opinion both Ares-I and Ares-V could NEVER fly once!!! » 2008-03-05 15:48:58
Money has been paid by the first 100+ of many VirginGalactic tourists.
You should also look at the space mining possibilities. A 2km dia. nickel-iron asteroid in orbit would have easily recovered metals (base and precious) greater than the total mined in Earth's history. Current value, >$1,000,000 per capita -- for the whole planet.
By the way, an English hint: "privates" means sex organs. :oops: 
Use private companies or "independents".
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