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Jeff Findley wrote:

If you look back at Apollo, public interest was dropping like a stone
once
Apollo 11 made it home safely. Only the chance of astronauts dying in
space
made the public wake up during Apollo 13. The same thing will happen
with
Apollo 2.0. After a couple of missions, the public will quickly lose
interest.

Then you should get on the phone *right* *now* to Virgin Galactic,
XCOR, Bigelow, etc. and tell them that the public won't be interested
in spaceflight.

There is a huge difference between flying and watching someone fly on the
TV. The market for tickets will certainly be small, but the startups are
betting they can make a profit on that market.

Jeff
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