In sci.physics Robert Clark wrote:
On Oct 18, 8:31Â*pm, wrote:
"NASA and the U.S. Air Force say they are
developing a "technology roadmap" for a
commercial reusable launch vehicle, or RLV,
industry.

"NASA is committed to stimulating the
emerging commercial reusable launch vehicle
industry," said Lori Garver, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's deputy
administrator. "There is a natural evolutionary
path from today's emerging commercial
suborbital RLV industry to growing and developing
the capability to provide low-cost, frequent and
reliable access to low Earth orbit.""

See:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/...ial_RLV_indust...

I would love to be able to go to the conference mentioned:

NASA Announces Commercial RLV Technology Roadmap Project.
PRESS RELEASE
Date Released: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Source: NASA HQ
"NASA is committed to stimulating the emerging commercial reusable
launch vehicle industry," said Lori Garver, deputy administrator at
NASA Headquarters in Washington. "There is a natural evolutionary path
from today's emerging commercial suborbital RLV industry to growing
and developing the capability to provide low-cost, frequent and
reliable access to low Earth orbit. One part of our plan is to partner
with other federal agencies to develop a consensus roadmap of the
commercial RLV industry's long-range technology needs."
...
"This NASA and Air Force study will begin at the Commercial and
Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange 2009, held
in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 26-29. NASA and the Air Force Research Lab, with
participation from the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of
Commercial Space Transportation, will meet with representatives from
the commercial RLV industry to explore and understand their long-range
growth plans and the technology they could use to implement those
plans successfully."
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=29390

2009 Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology
Exchange (RASTE) Oct. 26-29, Dayton, OH.
http://www.usasymposium.com/craste/cfa_extend.htm

But attendance fees are in the range of $650. Why do such aerospace
conferences such as the AIAA meetings always have such high attendance
fees? Do they think the only people interested would have the fees
picked up by their industry firms?

Bob Clark

The high fees:

Keep the space cadets out.

Ensure that attendees have the necessary deep pockets to maybe do something.

Are about the only source of human space flight income other than gee-whiz
flights by rich circus clowns.


--
Jim Pennino

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