Falcon 9/Dragon shoot for Oct 23 launch date

Pat Flannery wrote:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...0/08/30/07.xml

I *still* say they should shove $1 million in cash into it (Dragon capsule).
Put some 'skin' into the game as they say. Great publicity.

:-)

Dave

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...0/08/30/07.xml

Pat

In sci.space.history David Spain wrote:
I *still* say they should shove $1 million in cash into it (Dragon
capsule). Put some 'skin' into the game as they say. Great
publicity.

And everyone with a rowboat or an innertube will be trying to get to
the landing site... like all those folks in kayaks in McCovey Cove
trying to get Splash Hits when Bonds still played for the S.F. Giants.

Someone opens the hatch, crawls inside to get the mil and everyone
else trying to clamber aboard brings the lower edge of the hatch below
sea-level. Then either one has a new ending for "It's a Mad Mad Mad
Mad World" or a field day for lawyers everywhere - or both.

rick jones
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Rick Jones wrote:
In sci.space.history David Spain wrote:
I *still* say they should shove $1 million in cash into it (Dragon
capsule). Put some 'skin' into the game as they say. Great
publicity.

And everyone with a rowboat or an innertube will be trying to get to
the landing site... like all those folks in kayaks in McCovey Cove
trying to get Splash Hits when Bonds still played for the S.F. Giants.

Someone opens the hatch, crawls inside to get the mil and everyone
else trying to clamber aboard brings the lower edge of the hatch below
sea-level. Then either one has a new ending for "It's a Mad Mad Mad
Mad World" or a field day for lawyers everywhere - or both.

rick jones

Solved by keeping the exact landing site secret for this launch.

OTOH, what a great plot for a James Bond movie.

Capsule goes up with $1M, comes down successfully, open hatch ceremony
reveals... Envelope containing letter of thanks from SPECTRE!

Da Da Da DAAAA Da Daa Da....
Dudlee De Dum De Da Dum....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPECTRE

:-)

Dave

Rick Jones wrote:
In sci.space.history David Spain wrote:
I *still* say they should shove $1 million in cash into it (Dragon
capsule). Put some 'skin' into the game as they say. Great
publicity.

And everyone with a rowboat or an innertube will be trying to get to
the landing site... like all those folks in kayaks in McCovey Cove
trying to get Splash Hits when Bonds still played for the S.F. Giants.

Someone opens the hatch, crawls inside to get the mil and everyone
else trying to clamber aboard brings the lower edge of the hatch below
sea-level. Then either one has a new ending for "It's a Mad Mad Mad
Mad World" or a field day for lawyers everywhere - or both.

rick jones

Solved by keeping the exact landing site secret for this launch.

OTOH, what a great plot for a James Bond movie.

Capsule goes up with $1M, comes down successfully, open hatch ceremony
reveals... Envelope containing letter of thanks from SPECTRE!

Da Da Da DAAAA Da Daa Da....
Dudlee De Dum De Da Dum....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPECTRE

:-)

Dave

On 9/2/2010 12:34 PM, Rick Jones wrote:
In sci.space.history David wrote:
I *still* say they should shove $1 million in cash into it (Dragon
capsule). Put some 'skin' into the game as they say. Great
publicity.

And everyone with a rowboat or an innertube will be trying to get to
the landing site... like all those folks in kayaks in McCovey Cove
trying to get Splash Hits when Bonds still played for the S.F. Giants.

Someone opens the hatch, crawls inside to get the mil and everyone
else trying to clamber aboard brings the lower edge of the hatch below
sea-level. Then either one has a new ending for "It's a Mad Mad Mad
Mad World" or a field day for lawyers everywhere - or both.

If they can pull everything they intend on this flight successfully it
will really be something to see. They certainly are ambitious with their
testing timeline.

Pat

On 9/2/2010 2:28 PM, David Spain wrote:

Solved by keeping the exact landing site secret for this launch.

OTOH, what a great plot for a James Bond movie.

Capsule goes up with $1M, comes down successfully, open hatch ceremony
reveals... Envelope containing letter of thanks from SPECTRE!



Let's hope it's a EVIL letter, and my laser-equipped sea bass are in the
vicinity.

Doctor Evil