I think it's a bad idea, at best a big flop because they really can't carry the water that NASA could, and at worst leading to corporations assuming government-like powers as in the Alien movies. Mostly, I think it's just a scam to get federal contracts in order to play at reinventing the wheel -- a joke that will be on all of us when they can't deliver. -- Joe --- On Wed, 4/27/11, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 2014 and $95000 and you can be in space To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:34 AM Here's the article:
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/04/Space-tourism-travel-comes-...
XCOR has cost to $95,000 for a 68 mile flight up and Virgin Galactic figures on $200,000. 2014 as a launch date? And people thought that telescopes are expensive! I am just curious on how people feel about the commercialization and/or capitalism of space? Article is from the USA Today.
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