RAILROAD SPIKE
July 30th 03, 12:06 AM
Them rockets held together better than the Astronaughts
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> Why invest in something thats gonna end up right back on the ground in
> its own crater?
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> rk wrote:
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> > "Why I won't invest in rockets for space tourism ... yet"
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> > This is the title of a piece by Denis Tito in this week's AW&ST.
> Here's
> > a key excerpt, often a topic for discussion around here.
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> > You see, I am willing to risk my money on a technical concept and
> > a team of engineers. I am willing to risk my money on the customers
> > actually showing up. And I am willing to risk my money competing
> > against other companies in the marketplace. But I am not willing
> > to risk my money on a regulatory question mark, on waiting for the
> > government to decide who can give me permission to get into
> > business, and what the regulatory standards for my business will
> be.
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> > Did he hire Rand as a consultant? ;-)
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> > He also talks about post-Columbia interest in spaceflight and states
> > that "large percentages" still tell pollsters they would fly on the
> > Shuttle.
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> > Altogether an interesting piece.
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> > --
> > rk, Citizen, Noooo Yawk
> > "Sometimes when you connect the dots you get a picture. Other times
> you
> > just have a bunch of dots."
> > -- rk, January 23, 2003
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> wrote in message
news:am9obmNvbGQ=.02f871c2b639c69909d8174d61a0abe6 @1059519519.cotse.net...
> Why invest in something thats gonna end up right back on the ground in
> its own crater?
>
> rk wrote:
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> > "Why I won't invest in rockets for space tourism ... yet"
> >
> > This is the title of a piece by Denis Tito in this week's AW&ST.
> Here's
> > a key excerpt, often a topic for discussion around here.
> >
> > You see, I am willing to risk my money on a technical concept and
> > a team of engineers. I am willing to risk my money on the customers
> > actually showing up. And I am willing to risk my money competing
> > against other companies in the marketplace. But I am not willing
> > to risk my money on a regulatory question mark, on waiting for the
> > government to decide who can give me permission to get into
> > business, and what the regulatory standards for my business will
> be.
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> > Did he hire Rand as a consultant? ;-)
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> > He also talks about post-Columbia interest in spaceflight and states
> > that "large percentages" still tell pollsters they would fly on the
> > Shuttle.
> >
> > Altogether an interesting piece.
> >
> > --
> > rk, Citizen, Noooo Yawk
> > "Sometimes when you connect the dots you get a picture. Other times
> you
> > just have a bunch of dots."
> > -- rk, January 23, 2003
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