In article ,
(ajohnson) writes:


OK, let me throw in a third alternative - chuck the government altogether,
and let Burt Rutan come up with a way to do it backed by private investors
and some corporate sponsorship logos on the side of the spacecraft!




That appeals to my libertarian heart, but history has shown that commerce
follows the military, which follows the explorers, which follow the
prospectors.

The problem is that even if the moon were made of diamonds, it would not be
practical for the prospectors to go there to get them.

Don

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Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
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Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG