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After The X-Prize -- What?
In an attempt to move this discussion into something useful...
A vehicle capable of satisfying the requirements for the X-Prize would be useful for joyrides. This can make money, but it's a limited market. How would you envision a commercial private space enterprise developing from this beginning? |
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A vehicle capable of satisfying the requirements for
the X-Prize would be useful for joyrides. This can make money, but it's a limited market. How would you envision a commercial private space enterprise developing from this beginning? Look what Lindberg did. He knew that if his flight was a success, that it would spark the imagination of others and help make transatlantic travel routine. He was right, and Rutan and the other X plane competators have the same idea as Lindberg. It may take a number years, but it will happen. Matt Gunsch, A&P,IA,Private Pilot Riding member of the 2003 world champion drill team Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team GWRRA,NRA,GOA |
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Peter Kemp wrote: On 15 May 2004 15:31:59 -0700, (Paul A. Suhler) wrote: In an attempt to move this discussion into something useful... A vehicle capable of satisfying the requirements for the X-Prize would be useful for joyrides. This can make money, but it's a limited market. How would you envision a commercial private space enterprise developing from this beginning? Add an autopilot to remove the 3 crew and now you have a few hundred pounds more payload to mess with. perhaps enough for a microsatellite plus booster to get it the rest of the way? I you're thinking of carrying pax with an autopilot flying the vehicle, I suspect that the FAA is going to object somewhat. If just for hardware payloads, I don't see what this has over something like Pegasus. |
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I'm guessing the Y prize is next.
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"Krztalizer" wrote in message ... | I'm guessing the Y prize is next. | | | -- That's my favourite Cheers Dave Kearton |
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"N329DF" wrote in message ... Look what Lindberg did. He knew that if his flight was a success, that it would spark the imagination of others and help make transatlantic travel routine. He was right, and Rutan and the other X plane competators have the same idea as Lindberg. It may take a number years, but it will happen. Lindbergh's accomplishment was not the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris in a civil aircraft, it was the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris PERIOD. It sparked the imagination of others because it was a first, and that spark advanced aviation. But the X Prize isn't going to advance spaceflight, spaceflight has already moved well beyond manned suborbital flight. |
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"Peter Kemp" wrote in message ... Add an autopilot to remove the 3 crew and now you have a few hundred pounds more payload to mess with. perhaps enough for a microsatellite plus booster to get it the rest of the way? If you did that you'd be duplicating Pegasus, which has already put a few dozen small satellites in orbit. |
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Let me try again.
How do we get to permanent self-sustaining colonies on one or more moons or planets without government funding? |
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Let me try again. How do we get to permanent self-sustaining colonies on one or more moons or planets without government funding? Halliburton. |
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