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**[email protected]** · July 5th 16, 07:11 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.physics,sci.astro

In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote:
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In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote:
wrote:

In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote:
wrote:

In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote:
wrote:

In sci.physics Fred J. McCall wrote:
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Buy a ****ing dictionary and look it up, Chimp****.

manufactu the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery,
especially on a large scale

goods: articles of trade; wares; merchandise

Note nothing about 'selling' the results. You're done.

wares: articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods

merchandise: the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business

goods: articles of trade; wares; merchandise

Note that orbital services are 'wares'.

services: the performance of any duties or work for another

SpaceX is a delivery service who's business model is almost identical
to UPS and FedX, i.e. all three accept cargo to be delivered to a
specific location.

The difference is that SpaceX is also the truck manufacturer in your
inapt example.

Both FedEx and UPS use highly customized COTS delivery vehicles.

Note: "COTS delivery vehicles".

As there are no COTS orbital delivery vehicles (at the present time),
SpaceX has little choice in the matter.

But they are still nothing more than a freight delivery service.

That manufactures rockets and orbital capsules.

So what?

So that's 'production', you stupid ****. Just like Ford produces the
trucks that the companies in your inapt comparison to freight delivery
services use.

Ford sells the trucks it makes, SpaceX only sells delivery service.

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Jim Pennino