Louis Scheffer wrote:
This is one of Rutan's skills that NASA most needs - the ability to get
potential funders excited to the point that they open their checkbooks.
For private donors, anyway, this requires a clear vision of what is to be
accomplished, solid leadership, and a sense of getting good value for the
money. NASA is providing none of these things and Rutan provides all three.


I hate to break it to you, but NASA is a goverment organization, and
prohibited from soliciting private donors.
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