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#1 2004-07-01 09:09:14
- Rxke
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Re: The next step for private spaceflight - Thourough overview of current state
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5327529/#survey]Alan Boyle for msnbc
Great article, very balanced. Both pro's and con's get the chance to air their views...
Some very good points, both pro and con, too.
In other words: "Gentlemen-and women, start your keyboards, get ready, discuss, go!" 
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#2 2004-07-01 14:35:15
- C M Edwards
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Re: The next step for private spaceflight - Thourough overview of current state
Greason had a point. For $1 million US, the cost of a single suit, you could buy an entire space suit factory. Something seems wrong with that economic model...
"We go big, or we don't go." - GCNRevenger
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#3 2004-07-01 14:51:55
- Rxke
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Re: The next step for private spaceflight - Thourough overview of current state
That piqued my interest, too...
There's going to be a whole new sub-market for this kind of stuff.
I'm thinking about the German 'g-suits' for instance, but also design of parachutes, ejector seats etc...
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#4 2004-07-04 16:16:14
- Martian Republic
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Re: The next step for private spaceflight - Thourough overview of current state
Although I support private venture in space, even with the fly at your own risk plan and the signing of that bill into law, I still don't see private enterprise doing anything in either the Tourist bussiness or much of anything else. Now if a government contracts were added and/or a Kennedy type Tax exemption with a posible tax credit system to encurrage it. Then I might see some thing happening in space for the private sector. Like posibly only using the shuttle half the time to go the the International Space Station and use the Private flight that other half the time. That would give those private companies some thing to shoot for and have an on going business once they achive it.
Larry,
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